Shirley Cove
Shirley Cove is a bay in Gibraltar. Shirley Cove is situated nearby to the hamlet East Side, as well as near the locality Ince’s Farm.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Rock and Gibraltar International Airport.
The Rock
Peak
Photo: Gibnews, Public domain.
The Rock of Gibraltar is a monolithic limestone mountain 426 m high dominating the western entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. It is situated near the end of a narrow 9-kilometre-long promontory stretching due south into the Mediterranean Sea and is located within the British territory of Gibraltar.
Gibraltar International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY 3.0.
Gibraltar International Airport, previously known as North Front Airport, is the civilian airport that serves the British overseas territory of Gibraltar.
Ibex Cave
Cave
Photo: AquilaGib, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ibex Cave is a limestone cave on the Rock of Gibraltar which has yielded stone artifacts of Mousterian tradition. It was discovered in 1975. It is so named as an ibex skull was found within the cave which would have been hunted by the Neanderthals of Gibraltar thousands of years ago.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Side and Moorish Castle.
East Side
Hamlet
Photo: Malcolm Tredinnick, CC BY 2.0.
Catalan Bay is a bay and fishing village in Gibraltar, on the eastern side of The Rock away from Westside.
Moorish Castle
Neighborhood
Photo: James Cridland, CC BY 2.0.
The Moorish Castle is the name given to a medieval fortification in Gibraltar comprising various buildings, gates, and fortified walls, with the dominant features being the Tower of Homage and the Gate House.
Coaling Island
Locality
Photo: Mrjohncummings, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coaling Island is an area of reclaimed land in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located at the centre of the western end of Gibraltar Harbour as one of its industrial zones.
Shirley Cove
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Cueva Shirley”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Gibraltar, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.13533° or 36° 8′ 7″ northLongitude
-5.34034° or 5° 20′ 25″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
8C8P4MP5+4VOpenStreetMap ID
node 8910046630OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
2411457
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Localities in the Area
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