Europa Point

Europa Point is the southernmost point of . Although not the , Europa Point defines the boundary between the Straits of Gibraltar in the Atlantic Ocean, and the within the Mediterranean.
Wikipedia
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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 Europa Sports Park.

Lighthouse
Photo: wm archiv, CC BY 2.0.
The , 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 , on the southern end of the , at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea.

Stadium
Photo: Adam Cli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a multi-purpose stadium at Europa Point, . 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.

Mosque
Photo: Atiemann, Public domain.
The , 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 located at Europa Point in the British overseas territory of , a peninsula connected to southern Spain.

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.

Europa Point

Latitude
36.10896° or 36° 6′ 32″ north
Longitude
-5.34613° or 5° 20′ 46″ west
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
8C8P4M53+HG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13396068613
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
2411540
Wiki­data ID
Q658246
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Satellite Map

Discover Europa Point from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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”
  • Korean: “유로파곶”
  • Lithuanian: “Europos kyšulys”
  • Macedonian: “Европа”
  • 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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