Rock of Gibraltar

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The Rock of Gibraltar is a prominent limestone promontory at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, famed for its strategic military importance and as a landmark at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark
limestone promontory
monolith
tourist attraction
associatedWith Pillars of Hercules
classicalName Calpe
climate Mediterranean climate
contains Apes' Den
Great Siege Tunnels
Moorish Castle
O'Hara's Battery
St. Michael's Cave
linked to: St Michael's Cave
country United Kingdom
elevation 1,398 feet
426 metres
fauna Barbary macaque
feature more gentle western slopes
sheer cliffs on eastern side
geologicalComposition Jurassic limestone
governedBy Gibraltar government
hasAirportAtBase Gibraltar International Airport
linked to: Gibraltar Airport
hasStrategicImportance control of access between Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
hasTunnelNetwork extensive military tunnels
hasViewOf North Africa
Sierra Nevada (Spain)
highestPointName Rock Gun
locatedIn Gibraltar
Iberian Peninsula
southern Europe
linked to: Southern Europe
migratoryRoute birds between Europe and Africa
namedAfter Tariq ibn Ziyad
nameEtymology derived from Arabic Jabal Tariq
nameMeaning Mountain of Tariq
nearbyCountry Spain
nearbySettlement Gibraltar (city)
linked to: Gibraltar
overlooks Alboran Sea
Bay of Gibraltar
Strait of Gibraltar
partOf Gibraltar Nature Reserve
popularActivity birdwatching
rock climbing
sovereigntyClaimedBy United Kingdom
sovereigntyDisputedBy Spain
UNStatus Non-Self-Governing Territory (via Gibraltar)
usedFor communications infrastructure
military fortification
naval base support
tourism
vegetation maquis shrubland
scrub and woodland patches

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Gibraltar garrison locatedOn Rock of Gibraltar
Upper Rock area partOf Rock of Gibraltar
Great Siege Tunnels location Rock of Gibraltar
subject linked to: Upper Galleries
Upper Galleries carvedInto Rock of Gibraltar
Tower of Homage locatedIn Rock of Gibraltar
fortifications of Gibraltar locatedOn Rock of Gibraltar
Gibraltar Nature Reserve locatedIn Upper Rock of Gibraltar
linked to: Rock of Gibraltar
Caves of Gibraltar locatedIn Rock of Gibraltar
Caves of Gibraltar partOf Gibraltar limestone massif
linked to: Rock of Gibraltar
Europa Point Lighthouse locatedOn Rock of Gibraltar
Tariq ibn Ziyad associatedWith Rock of Gibraltar
Tariq ibn Ziyad nameEtymology Gibraltar derives from Jabal Tariq (mountain of Tariq)
linked to: Rock of Gibraltar
Sussex Stakes notableWinner Rock of Gibraltar
Forewall Battery locatedOn Rock of Gibraltar
Samuel Colman notableWork The Rock of Gibraltar
linked to: Rock of Gibraltar
The Gibraltar of the Pacific isComparedTo Rock of Gibraltar
Gibraltar fortress artillery locatedOn Rock of Gibraltar
Gibraltar fortress artillery partOf Fortress of Gibraltar
linked to: Rock of Gibraltar
Cathedral of St. Mary the Crowned locatedOn Rock of Gibraltar
Montis Insignia Calpe refersTo Rock of Gibraltar
Badge of the Rock of Calpe represents Rock of Gibraltar
Rock of Calpe alternateName Rock of Gibraltar
subject linked to: Badge of the Rock of Calpe
Upper Rock Nature Reserve locatedIn Rock of Gibraltar
O’Hara’s Battery locatedOn Rock of Gibraltar
Princess Caroline’s Battery location Rock of Gibraltar
Charles V Wall locatedNear Rock of Gibraltar
King’s Lines locatedOn Rock of Gibraltar
Queen’s Lines locatedIn Rock of Gibraltar
Prince’s Lines locatedOn Rock of Gibraltar
Lord Airey’s Battery locatedOn Rock of Gibraltar
Rooke Battery locatedOn Rock of Gibraltar
Europa Advance Batteries locatedOn Rock of Gibraltar
Zoca Bastion locatedOn Rock of Gibraltar
Montagu Bastion locatedOn Rock of Gibraltar
O'Hara's Battery location Upper Rock of Gibraltar
linked to: Rock of Gibraltar
O'Hara's Battery locatedOn Rock of Gibraltar
Skywalk observation platform location Rock of Gibraltar
Mediterranean Steps trail locatedIn Rock of Gibraltar
Apes' Den locatedIn Rock of Gibraltar
Gibraltar Town locatedOn Rock of Gibraltar
San Roque, Cádiz near Rock of Gibraltar
North Bastion hasNearbyStructure Prince’s Lines (Gibraltar)
linked to: Rock of Gibraltar
Gorham's Cave near Rock of Gibraltar
Hyaena Cave locatedIn Rock of Gibraltar
Vanguard Cave partOf Gibraltar limestone massif
linked to: Rock of Gibraltar
Bennett's Cave locatedIn Rock of Gibraltar
Genista Caves partOf Rock of Gibraltar
Martin's Cave locatedIn Rock of Gibraltar