Apes Den
Apes Den is in Gibraltar. Apes Den is situated nearby to the fort Prince Ferdinand’s Battery, as well as near the aerial lift Gibraltar Cable Car.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Rock and Prince Ferdinand’s Battery.
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.
Prince Ferdinand’s Battery
Fort
Photo: HJ Mitchell, CC BY 3.0.
Prince Ferdinand's Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Today the area is known as the Apes' Den and is the main location for tourists to see Barbary macaques in Gibraltar.
Gibraltar Cable Car
Aerial lift
Photo: David Morris, CC BY 2.0.
Gibraltar Cable Car is an aerial tramway in Gibraltar. The base station of the cable car is located near the southern end of Main Street, next to Alameda Gardens. Gibraltar Cable Car is situated 140 metres north of Apes Den.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coaling Island and East Side.
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
Hamlet
Photo: Malcolm Tredinnick, CC BY 2.0.
Catalan Bay is a bay and fishing village in Gibraltar, on the eastern side of The Rock away from Westside.
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.
Apes Den
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Apes‘ Den”
- Category: tourism
- Location: Gibraltar, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.13224° or 36° 7′ 56″ northLongitude
-5.3487° or 5° 20′ 55″ westElevation
448 metres (1,470 feet)Open location code
8C8P4MJ2+VGOpenStreetMap ID
node 5379575062OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
2411645
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