Rosia Bay

Rosia Bay is the only natural harbour in , the British Overseas Territory at the southern end of the . Formerly referred to as Rosia Harbour, it is located on the southwest side of Gibraltar.
Wikipedia
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay in Gibraltar
  • Also known as: “Cala Rosia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Napier of Magdala Battery and The Rock.

Fort
Photo: Julo, Public domain.
is a former coastal artillery battery on the south-western cliffs of the British Overseas Territory of , overlooking the .

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 .

Fort
Photo: Tony Bowden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parson's Lodge Battery is a coastal battery and fort in the British Overseas Territory of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Windmill Hill and South Mole.

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 .

Locality
Photo: Itto Ogami, CC BY 3.0.
The is a breakwater located in the southern section of Gibraltar Harbour, in the British Overseas Territory of , at the southern end of the .

Locality
Photo: Mrjohncummings, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

Rosia Bay

Latitude
36.12187° or 36° 7′ 19″ north
Longitude
-5.35305° or 5° 21′ 11″ west
Open location code
8C8P4JCW+PQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1045268406
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2411481
Wiki­data ID
Q7368856
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Satellite Map

Discover Rosia Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Norwegian Bokmål—“Rosia Bay” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Rosia Bay”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Rosia Bay”
  • Norwegian: “Rosia Bay”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as New Harbours Industrial Estate and Europa Flats.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 7th Rosia Battery and Rosia Mole.

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