Europa Advance Batteries

Europa Advance Batteries were a group of three artillery batteries in the British Overseas Territory of . They are located north east from .
Wikipedia
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.

Cave
Photo: Gibmetal77, CC BY 3.0.
Gorham's Cave is a sea-level cave in the British overseas territory of . 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… is situated 340 metres north of Europa Advance Batteries.

Cave
is a sea cave in the British Overseas Territory of . 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 in World War II.

Peak
Photo: Gibnews, Public domain.
of Gibraltar is a monolithic limestone mountain 426 m high dominating the western entrance to the Mediterranean Sea at the Strait of Gibraltar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Windmill Hill and East Side.

Locality
or Flats is one of a pair of plateaux, known collectively as the Southern Plateaux, at the southern end of the British Overseas Territory of .

Hamlet
Photo: Malcolm Tredinnick, CC BY 2.0.
Catalan Bay is a bay and fishing in , on the eastern side of away from Westside. is situated 2½ km north of Europa Advance Batteries.

Locality
Photo: Itto Ogami, CC BY 3.0.
The is a breakwater located in the southern section of Gibraltar Harbour, in the British Overseas Territory of , at the southern end of the . is situated 2½ km northwest of Europa Advance Batteries.

Europa Advance Batteries

Latitude
36.11739° or 36° 7′ 3″ north
Longitude
-5.34208° or 5° 20′ 32″ west
Open location code
8C8P4M85+X5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 966701155
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Wiki­data ID
Q15217052
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Discover Europa Advance Batteries from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Highlights include Gorham’s Cave Complex viewing platform and Windmill Hill Beach.

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