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The Gibraltar Cruise Terminal opened on 17 July 1997. [5] [6] Cruise ships berth along both sides of the terminal at the northern end of the Western Arm of the North Mole. [3] [5] [7] 940 metres (3,080 ft) of quay length are available on the North Mole for cruise ships, permitting a total of two large or
The border, seen from the Spanish side, 2004 The closed Spanish gate at the border between Gibraltar and Spain, 1977. The Gibraltar–Spain border is the international boundary [a] between the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar and the Kingdom of Spain. It is also referred to as "The Fence of Gibraltar" (Spanish: La verja de Gibraltar) or ...
For a few months in 2004 Spain banned cruise ships which had visited Gibraltar from going to Spanish ports on the same journey. In 2003, the land frontier was closed for a day by Spain on the grounds that a visiting cruise liner, the MV Aurora, was affected by contagious food poisoning. [22] No cases in Gibraltar were reported.
The following is a list of the ports in Spain declared to be of "general interest" and thus, under the exclusive competence of the General Administration of the State. [1] They are operated by 28 different port authorities , which are coordinated in turn by Puertos del Estado , a State-owned company.
The Strait of Gibraltar [1] is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Europe from Africa.The two continents are separated by 7.7 nautical miles (14.2 kilometers, 8.9 miles) at its narrowest point. [2]
In addition, any time spent in Gibraltar could count towards the maximum of 90 days’ stay in 180 days, which the UK negotiated as part of the Brexit agreement.
Gibraltar–Spain border crossings (1 C, 1 P) S. Strait of Gibraltar (1 C, 17 P) Pages in category "Gibraltar–Spain border" The following 6 pages are in this ...
Tourism first became significant between the two World Wars and expanded considerably after World War II due to the opening of Gibraltar's first marina, built in 1961, as it was the first in the region and began to attract increasing numbers of yachts and cruise ships. [6] Gibraltar's tourist trade was devastated by the Spanish government's ...