Pampus is an artificial island

Artificial island

An artificial island or man-made island is an island or archipelago that has been constructed by people rather than formed by natural means...

 and fort located in the IJmeer

IJmeer

The IJmeer is a bordering lake in the Netherlands. It lies between the polder De Nes , Pampushaven, Hollandse Brug and the mouth of the IJ in IJburg, straddling the provinces of North Holland and Flevoland. It is an important habitat for birds such as the Tufted Duck and Scaup...

 near Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

. It was completed in 1895 as part of the Defence Line of Amsterdam

Stelling van Amsterdam

The UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Defence Line of Amsterdam is a 135 km long ring of fortifications around Amsterdam, consisting of 42 forts located between 10 to 15 kilometers the centre, and lowlands that can easily be flooded in time of war...

 (Dutch: Stelling van Amsterdam). In 1996 it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Defence Line.

Current Status

In 2007, the fortress was partially restored. It is open to the public from April to October. It can be reached by a ferry from Muiden

Muiden

Muiden is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It lies at the mouth of the Vecht and is in an area called the Vechtstreek.-Population centres :...

 or by private vessel.

Named after the island

• In 1946, a British ship named Empire Lily was allocated to the Dutch government and renamed Pampus.
• Aviation radio beacon PAM (Pampus) VOR
  VHF omnidirectional range
  VOR, short for VHF omnidirectional radio range, is a type of radio navigation system for aircraft. A VOR ground station broadcasts a VHF radio composite signal including the station's identifier, voice , and navigation signal. The identifier is typically a two- or three-letter string in Morse code...
  
  

External links

• www.pampus.nl Official website (english)
• Fort aan het Pampus (dutch)
• Fort Pampus at amsterdam.nl (dutch)