Rock of Gibraltar
Rock of Gibraltar is a monument in Gibraltar. Rock of Gibraltar is situated nearby to Bellman’s Cave, as well as near Ibex Cave.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Rock and Ibex Cave.
The Rock
Peak
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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.
Ibex Cave
Cave
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Ibex Cave is a limestone cave on the Rock of Gibraltar which has yielded stone artifacts of Mousterian tradition. It was discovered in 1975. It is so named as an ibex skull was found within the cave which would have been hunted by the Neanderthals of Gibraltar thousands of years ago.
Bellman’s Cave
Cave
Photo: Rockysantos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
This is a list of all discovered caves in Gibraltar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Side and Coaling Island.
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.
Coaling Island
Locality
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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.
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.
Rock of Gibraltar
- Type: Monument
- Categories: aerial tramway station and top station
- Location: Gibraltar, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Rock of Gibraltar” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cable Car Station”
- French: “Rocher de Gibraltar”
- Swedish: “Cable Car Station”
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