The Rock
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.
Gibnews, Public domain.- Peak rising to 426 metres (1,398 feet)
- …is wheelchair accessible
- Description: monolithic limestone promontory located in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar
- Also known as“Calp딓Gibraltar”“Jabel-al-Tariq”“Mount Misery”“Rock of Gibraltar”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Breakneck Battery and St. Michael’s Cave.
Breakneck Battery
Breakneck Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.
Douglas Cave
Cave
Douglas Cave is a cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Side and Windmill Hill.
Windmill Hill
Locality
Windmill Hill or Windmill Hill Flats is one of a pair…
Coaling Island
Coaling Island is an area of reclaimed land in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.
The Rock
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Latitude
36.12857° or 36° 7′ 43″ north
Longitude
-5.34441° or 5° 20′ 40″ west
Open location code
8C8P4MH4+C6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = peak
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
Satellite Map
See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Waray—“The Rock” goes by many names.
صخرة جبل طارقArabic
Gibraltarko haitzaBasque
Гібралтарская скалаBelarusian
Roc’h JibraltarBreton
Гибралтарска скалаBulgarian
ဂျီဘရော်လ်တာ ကျောက်ဆောင်Burmese
GibraltarCatalan
Penó de GibraltarCatalan
Penyal de GibraltarCatalan
Rock of GibraltarCebuano
Rock of Gibraltar (bukid)Cebuano
直布罗陀巨岩Chinese
直布羅陀岩Chinese
直布羅陀巨岩Chinese
直布羅陀巨巖Chinese
Scogliu di GhjibilterraCorsican
Gibraltarská skálaCzech
Gibraltar-klippenDanish
Kerey CebelitarıqiDimli (individual language)
CalpeDutch
Jabel-al-TariqDutch
Rots van GibraltarDutch
Roko de ĜibraltaroEsperanto
GibraltarinvuoriFinnish
Rocha de XibraltarGalician
Βράχος του ΓιβραλτάρGreek
צוק גיברלטרHebrew
GíbraltarhöfðiIcelandic
Batu GibraltarIndonesian
Mons CalpeIndonesian
Pilar HerkulesIndonesian
Rock of GibraltarIndonesian
CalpeItalian
Rocca di GibilterraItalian
Roccia di GibilterraItalian
ジブラルタルの岩Japanese
지브롤터 바위Korean
지브롤터 암벽Korean
CalpeLatin
Mons CalpeLatin
Gibraltāra klintsLatvian
Gibraltaro uolaLithuanian
Гибралтарска КарпаMacedonian
गिब्राल्टारक चट्टानMaithili
Vatolampin’ i GibraltaraMalagasy
Batu GibraltarMalay
गिब्राल्टारको चट्टानNepali
GibraltarklippenNorwegian
GibraltarklippenNorwegian Bokmål
Arròc de GibartarOccitan (post 1500)
Ròc de GibartarOccitan (post 1500)
صخره جبلالطارقPersian
Skała GibraltarskaPolish
Гибралтарская скалаRussian
Gibraltarska skalaSlovenian
GibraltarklippanSwedish
Rock of Gibraltar (berg)Swedish
Taẓkka n Djabal ṬariqTachelhit
Гібралтарська скеляUkrainian
چٹان جبل الطارقUrdu
Núi GibraltarVietnamese
Núi GibrantaVietnamese
Bato han GibraltarWaray (Philippines)
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Localities in the Area
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