South Batteries
South Batteries is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ibrahim-al-Ibrahim Mosque and Buffadero Battery.
Ibrahim-al-Ibrahim Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Atiemann, Public domain.
The Ibrahim-al-Ibrahim Mosque, also known as the King Fahd bin Abdulaziz al-Saud Mosque or the Mosque of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, is an Islamic mosque located at Europa Point in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, a peninsula connected to southern Spain. Ibrahim-al-Ibrahim Mosque is situated 140 metres southwest of South Batteries.
Buffadero Battery
Fort
Photo: jamescridland, CC BY 2.0.
Buffadero Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located on Windmill Hill.
Beefsteak Cave
Cave
Beefsteak Cave is a cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located in the south of the Rock, between Europa Point and Windmill Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Windmill Hill and South Mole.
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.
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. South Mole is situated 3 km northwest of South Batteries.
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. Coaling Island is situated 3 km northwest of South Batteries.
South Batteries
- Type: Fort
- Description: artillery battery in Gibraltar
- Categories: artillery battery, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Gibraltar, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
36.11308° or 36° 6′ 47″ northLongitude
-5.34474° or 5° 20′ 41″ westOpen location code
8C8P4M74+64OpenStreetMap ID
node 8807394653OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q15278653
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In Other Languages
“South Batteries” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Baterías Sur”
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Highlights include Windmill Hill Batteries and Nun’s Well.
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