St. Michael’s Cave

St. Michael's Cave or Old St. Michael's Cave is a network of limestone caves located within the Upper Rock Nature Reserve in the British Overseas Territory of , at a height of over 300 metres above sea level.
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar
  • Also known as: “Cueva de San Miguel”, “Old St. Michael’s Cave”, and “St Michael’s Cave”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Rock and Gorham’s Cave.

Peak
Photo: Gibnews, Public domain.
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 .

Cave
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Gorham's Cave is a sea-level cave in the British overseas territory of . Though not a sea cave, it is often mistaken for one. Considered to be one of the last known habitations of the Neanderthals in Europe, the cave gives its name to the Gorham's… is situated 700 metres southeast of St. Michael’s Cave.

Fort
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Spy Glass Battery or was originally a high angle artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of . The battery is mounted high on the rock to give extra range and protection. is situated 190 metres northeast of St. Michael’s Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Windmill Hill and East Side.

Locality
or Flats is one of a pair of plateaux, known collectively as the Southern Plateaux, at the southern end of the British Overseas Territory of .

Hamlet
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Catalan Bay is a bay and fishing in , on the eastern side of away from Westside.

Locality
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is an area of reclaimed land in the British Overseas Territory of . It is located at the centre of the western end of Gibraltar Harbour as one of its industrial zones.

St. Michael’s Cave

Latitude
36.12609° or 36° 7′ 34″ north
Longitude
-5.34554° or 5° 20′ 44″ west
Elevation
275 metres (902 feet)
Open location code
8C8P4MG3+CQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 535634179
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
2411466
Wiki­data ID
Q583655
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“St. Michael’s Cave” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كهف سانت ميخائيل”
  • Belarusian: “Пячора Святога Міхаіла”
  • Catalan: “Cova de Sant Miquel”
  • Cebuano: “Saint Michael’s Cave”
  • Dutch: “St. Michael’s Cave”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كهف سانت مايكل”
  • French: “grotte de Saint Michel”
  • French: “Grotte de Saint Michel”
  • German: “St. Michael’s Cave”
  • German: “St.-Michael-Höhle”
  • Hindi: “सेंट माइकल की गुफा”
  • Japanese: “サン・マイケル洞窟”
  • Korean: “세인트미카엘 동굴”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Espeluga de Sant Miquèu”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Espeluga de Sent Miquèu”
  • Panjabi: “ਸੈਂਟ ਮਾਈਕਲ ਦੀ ਗੁਫਾ”
  • Polish: “St. Michael’s Cave”
  • Portuguese: “Gruta de St Michael”
  • Portuguese: “Grutas de São Miguel”
  • Russian: “Пещера Святого Михаила”
  • Spanish: “Cueva de San Miguel”
  • Swedish: “Saint Michael’s Cave”
  • Ukrainian: “Печера Святого Михаїла”
  • Ukrainian: “Печера Святого Михайла”

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