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Prince Ferdinand’s Battery

Prince Ferdinand's Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of . Today the area is known as the Apes' Den and is the main location for tourists to see Barbary macaques in Gibraltar.
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Photo: HJ Mitchell, CC BY 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Rock and Gibraltar Cable Car.

Peak
Photo: Gibnews, Public domain.
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 kilometres -long promontory stretching due south into the Mediterranean Sea and is located within the British territory of .

Aerial lift
Photo: David Morris, CC BY 2.0.
is an aerial tramway in . The base station of the cable car is located near the southern end of Main Street, next to . is situated 140 metres north of Prince Ferdinand’s Battery.

Hotel
Photo: Ralph, CC BY 2.0.
, also known as Rock Hotel, is a historic hotel in the British Overseas Territory of . It has been described as "one of the Mediterranean's most famous hotels," and as "an institution in Gibraltar and the Mediterranean." Built in 1932 by John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute, the hotel is set in a 3.6-hectare landscaped garden and contains 104 rooms. is situated 120 metres west of Prince Ferdinand’s Battery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coaling Island and East Side.

Locality
Photo: Mrjohncummings, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an area of reclaimed land in the British Overseas Territory of . It is located at the centre of the western end of Gibraltar Harbour as one of its industrial zones.

Hamlet
Photo: Malcolm Tredinnick, CC BY 2.0.
Catalan Bay is a bay and fishing in , on the eastern side of away from Westside.

Neighborhood
Photo: James Cridland, CC BY 2.0.
The is the name given to a medieval fortification in comprising various buildings, gates, and fortified walls, with the dominant features being the Tower of Homage and the Gate House.

Prince Ferdinand’s Battery

Latitude
36.13222° or 36° 7′ 56″ north
Longitude
-5.34884° or 5° 20′ 56″ west
Open location code
8C8P4MJ2+VF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8807394675
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Wiki­data ID
Q15268615
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Apes Den and Battery.

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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 “Prince Ferdinand’s Battery”. Photo: HJ Mitchell, CC BY 3.0.