Boathoist Cave
Boathoist Cave, also known as Bulman's Cave, is a huge sea cave on the south eastern flank of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar
- Also known as: “Boat Hoist” and “Bulman’s Cave”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gorham’s Cave and Vanguard Cave.
Gorham’s Cave
Cave
Photo: Gibmetal77, CC BY 3.0.
Gorham's Cave is a sea-level cave in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. Though not a sea cave, it is often mistaken for one. Considered to be one of the last known habitations of the Neanderthals in Europe, the cave gives its name to the Gorham's…
Vanguard Cave
Cave
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vanguard Cave is a natural sea cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar which is part of the Gorham's Cave complex. This complex of four caves has been nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 2016.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Windmill Hill and East Side.
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.
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
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.
Boathoist Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Gibraltar, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.12096° or 36° 7′ 15″ northLongitude
-5.34199° or 5° 20′ 31″ westOpen location code
8C8P4MC5+96OpenStreetMap ID
node 8816635979OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q4931522
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Norwegian Bokmål—“Boathoist Cave” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كهف المراكب”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Boathoist Cave”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gorham’s Cave Complex and Monkey’s Cave.
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