Europa Point
Europa Point is the southernmost point of Gibraltar. Although not the southernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula, Europa Point defines the boundary between the Straits of Gibraltar in the Atlantic Ocean, and the Alboran Sea within the Mediterranean.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cape
- Description: southernmost point of Gibraltar
- Also known as: “Great Europa Point”, “Harding’s Point”, and “Punta Europa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Europa Point Lighthouse and Ibrahim-al-Ibrahim Mosque.
Europa Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
The Europa Point Lighthouse, also referred to as the Trinity Lighthouse at Europa Point and the Victoria Tower or La Farola in Llanito, is a lighthouse at Europa Point, on the southeastern tip of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula, at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea.
Ibrahim-al-Ibrahim Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Atiemann, Public domain.
The Ibrahim-al-Ibrahim Mosque, also known as the King Fahd bin Abdulaziz al-Saud Mosque or the Mosque of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, is an Islamic mosque located at Europa Point in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, a peninsula connected to southern Spain.
Europa Sports Park
Stadium
Photo: Vlad Podvorny, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Europa Sports Park is a multi-purpose stadium at Europa Point, Gibraltar. In UEFA matches, the stadium is referred to as Europa Point Stadium. The facility is home to the Gibraltar national rugby union team, as well as other sports such as cricket, darts, gymnastics, squash and more.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Windmill Hill and South Mole.
Windmill Hill
Locality
Windmill Hill or Windmill Hill Flats is one of a pair of plateaux, known collectively as the Southern Plateaux, at the southern end of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.
South Mole
Locality
Photo: Itto Ogami, CC BY 3.0.
The South Mole is a breakwater located in the southern section of Gibraltar Harbour, in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula.
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.
Europa Point
Latitude
36.10896° or 36° 6′ 32″ northLongitude
-5.34613° or 5° 20′ 46″ westElevation
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
8C8P4M53+HGOpenStreetMap ID
node 13396068613OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Europa Point” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Avropa burnu”
- Catalan: “Punta d’Europa”
- Cebuano: “Europa Point”
- Chinese: “欧罗巴角”
- Chinese: “歐羅巴角”
- Danish: “Europa Point”
- Dutch: “Europa Point”
- Esperanto: “Eŭropa Punkto”
- Finnish: “Europa Point”
- French: “Point d’Europe”
- French: “Pointe de l’Europe”
- French: “Punta de Europa”
- Galician: “Punta Europa”
- German: “Europa Point”
- Hebrew: “כף אירופה”
- Italian: “Europa Point”
- Japanese: “エウローパ・ポイント”
- Japanese: “エウローパ岬”
- Japanese: “ヨーロッパポイント”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Europa Point”
- Norwegian: “Europa Point”
- Portuguese: “Europa Point”
- Portuguese: “Ponta Europa”
- Russian: “Европа Пойнт”
- Russian: “Европа”
- Spanish: “Punta de Europa”
- Spanish: “Punta Europa”
- Spanish: “Punta Grande de Europa”
- Swedish: “Europa Point (udde i Gibraltar)”
- Swedish: “Europa Point, Gibraltar”
- Ukrainian: “Європа”
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