Saint Michael’s Gate

Saint Michael’s Gate is a gate in Gibraltar. Saint Michael’s Gate is situated nearby to Holy Boy’s Cave, as well as near Ibex Cave.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Rock and Ibex Cave.

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 at the Strait of Gibraltar.

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. Ibex Cave is situated 140 metres northwest of Saint Michael’s Gate.

Holy Boy’s Cave

Cave

Holy Boy's Cave is a cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is one of the largest of the many caves in Gibraltar and it is on the eastern side of the Rock, near Cave S. Holy Boy’s Cave is situated 100 metres south of Saint Michael’s Gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Side and Coaling Island.

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.

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.

Ocean Village

Neighborhood

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ocean Village is a mixed-use marina, residential, business, and leisure development in Gibraltar, in the North end of the Iberian peninsula. The project features residential apartments, marina berths, and business accommodation.

Saint Michael’s Gate

Type: Gate
Location: Gibraltar, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

36.13396° or 36° 8′ 2″ north

Longitude

-5.34426° or 5° 20′ 39″ west

Elevation

413 metres (1,355 feet)

Open location code

8C8P4MM4+H7

GeoNames ID

2411465

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