Europa Advance Batteries
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Square
- Description: group of 3 British artillery batteries in Gibraltar
- Also known as: “Europa Advance Batteries 1st & 2nd”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gorham’s Cave and Coptic 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… Gorham’s Cave is situated 340 metres north of Europa Advance Batteries.
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
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 kilometres -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. East Side is situated 2½ km north of Europa Advance Batteries.
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 2½ km northwest of Europa Advance Batteries.
Europa Advance Batteries
- Categories: artillery battery, historic site, fort, and locality
- Location: Gibraltar, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.11739° or 36° 7′ 3″ northLongitude
-5.34208° or 5° 20′ 32″ westOpen location code
8C8P4M85+X5OpenStreetMap ID
way 966701155OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q15217052
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