Alexandra Battery
Alexandra Battery is a fort in Gibraltar. Alexandra Battery is situated nearby to Dry Dock № 1 (King George V and Queen Mary Dock), as well as near Dry Dock № 2 (Queen Alexandra Dock).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Rock and Engineer 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.
Engineer Battery
Fort
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Engineer Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Engineer Battery is situated 200 metres southeast of Alexandra Battery.
Napier of Magdala Battery
Fort
Photo: Julo, Public domain.
Napier of Magdala Battery is a former coastal artillery battery on the south-western cliffs of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, overlooking the Bay of Gibraltar. Napier of Magdala Battery is situated 290 metres southeast of Alexandra Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Mole and Windmill Hill.
South Mole
Locality
Photo: Itto Ogami, CC BY 3.0.
The South Mole is a breakwater located in the southern section of Gibraltar Harbour, in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula.
Windmill Hill
Locality
Windmill Hill or Windmill Hill Flats is one of a pair of plateaux, known collectively as the Southern Plateaux, at the southern end of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.
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.
Alexandra Battery
- Type: Fort
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Gibraltar, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.12492° or 36° 7′ 30″ northLongitude
-5.35562° or 5° 21′ 20″ westOpen location code
8C8P4JFV+XQOpenStreetMap ID
node 13539513299OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dry Dock № 1 (King George V and Queen Mary Dock) and Dry Dock № 2 (Queen Alexandra Dock).
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