Pete’s Paradise Cave
Pete's Paradise Cave is a cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Explored in the 1960s and 1970s by a team led by George Palao, four skeletons have been unearthed in the cave, two of which were female skeletons with crushed skulls.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Rock and Gibraltar Cable Car.
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.
Gibraltar Cable Car
Aerial lift
Photo: David Morris, CC BY 2.0.
Gibraltar Cable Car is an aerial tramway in Gibraltar. The base station of the cable car is located near the southern end of Main Street, next to Alameda Gardens.
Genoese Batteries
Fort
Photo: happinesswithin, CC BY 3.0.
Genoese Batteries are a pair of artillery batteries in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The Upper and Lower Genoese Batteries defended the south front of Gibraltar together with the Flat Bastion, South Bastion, Prince Ferdinand's Battery and Healy's Mortar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coaling Island and East Side.
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.
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.
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.
Pete’s Paradise Cave
Latitude
36.13427° or 36° 8′ 3″ northLongitude
-5.34942° or 5° 20′ 58″ westOpen location code
8C8P4MM2+P6OpenStreetMap ID
node 8953327007OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q7171809
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Pete’s Paradise Cave” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كهف فردوس بيت”
- Italian: “Pete’s Paradise Cave”
- Portuguese: “Pete’s Paradise Cave”
- Spanish: “Pete’s Paradise Cave”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Flat Bastion Magazine and The Magazine Studio Theatre.
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