East Side
Catalan Bay is a bay and fishing village in Gibraltar, on the eastern side of The Rock away from Westside.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Malcolm Tredinnick, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet with 526 residents
- Description: fishing village in Gibraltar
- Also known as: “Caleta”, “Catalan”, “Catalan Bay”, “Catalan Bay Village”, and “La Caleta”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Rock and Gibraltar International Airport.
The Rock
Peak
Photo: Gibnews, Public domain.
The Rock 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 Gibraltar.
Gibraltar International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY 3.0.
Gibraltar International Airport, previously known as North Front Airport, is the civilian airport that serves the British overseas territory of Gibraltar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moorish Castle and Ocean Village.
Moorish Castle
Neighborhood
Photo: James Cridland, CC BY 2.0.
The Moorish Castle is the name given to a medieval fortification in Gibraltar comprising various buildings, gates, and fortified walls, with the dominant features being the Tower of Homage and the Gate House.
Ocean Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ocean Village is a mixed-use marina, residential, business, and leisure development in Gibraltar, in the North end of the Iberian peninsula. The project features 316 residential apartments, over 250 marina berths and extensive business accommodation.
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.
East Side
- Categories: fishing village and locality
- Location: Gibraltar, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.13962° or 36° 8′ 23″ northLongitude
-5.3414° or 5° 20′ 29″ westPopulation
526Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)Open location code
8C8P4MQ5+RCOpenStreetMap ID
node 1045268625OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2411619Wikidata ID
Q182528
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Satellite Map
Discover East Side from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“East Side” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Catalan Bay”
- Dutch: “Catalan Bay”
- Esperanto: “Kataluna Golfo”
- Finnish: “Catalan Bay”
- French: “Baie catalane”
- French: “Catalan Bay”
- German: “Catalan Bay”
- Hebrew: “קטלן ביי”
- Indonesian: “Catalan Bay”
- Indonesian: “Teluk Katalan”
- Japanese: “カタラン・ベイ”
- Japanese: “カタラン湾”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Catalan Byht”
- Portuguese: “Catalan Bay”
- Portuguese: “La Caleta”
- Russian: “Каталан-Бэй”
- Spanish: “Bahía de los Catalanes”
- Spanish: “Los Catalanes”
- Spanish: “Playa de La Caleta”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “East Side”. Photo: Malcolm Tredinnick, CC BY 2.0.