3rd Europa Advance Battery
Europa Advance Batteries were a group of three artillery batteries in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. They are located north east from Europa Point.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Gorham’s Cave and Coptic Cave.
Gorham’s Cave
Cave
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… Gorham’s Cave is situated 190 metres north of 3rd Europa Advance Battery.
Coptic Cave
Cave
Coptic Cave is a sea cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The cave was intended to be used as a decoy to protect Operation Tracer. This was a plan to leave behind spies should the British lose control of the Rock of Gibraltar in World War II.
The Rock
Peak
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
Catalan Bay is a bay and fishing village in Gibraltar, on the eastern side of The Rock away from Westside.
South Mole
Locality
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 2½ km northwest of 3rd Europa Advance Battery.
3rd Europa Advance Battery
- Type: Fort
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Gibraltar, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
36.11876° or 36° 7′ 8″ north
Longitude
-5.34232° or 5° 20′ 32″ west
Open location code
8C8P4M95+G3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Bennett’s Cave and Europa Advance Batteries.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Windmidhill house and GONHS office.
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