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English: adapted from: Image:Gibraltar map-en.svg Map created using screenshots of Google Earth satellite imagery from a point of view located at 1.18 km of altitude (available imagery of November 2007);
An aerial view Gibraltar from the air, looking north-west. Gibraltar (/ dʒ ɪ ˈ b r ɔː l t ər / ⓘ jib-RAWL-tər, Spanish: [xiβɾalˈtaɾ]) is a British Overseas Territory [a] and city [6] located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Bay of Gibraltar, near the exit of the Mediterranean Sea into the Atlantic Ocean (Strait of Gibraltar).
The Cathedral Square, a square in the city centre [6] is the location of the Church of England Cathedral of the Holy Trinity which stands to the eastern end of the square. . Other features at the square include Duke of Kent House, which is home to the Gibraltar Tourist Board, [7] the Bristol Hotel [8] a children's play park and a boulevard lined with nine cannon overlooking the harbo
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 ]
Map created using screenshots of Google Earth satellite imagery from a point of view located at 1.18 km of altitude (available imagery of November 2007) ; Other references : * CIA map ; * Gibnet map ; * U.K. MoD map Locator map : Image:Blank_map_of_South_Europe_and_North_Africa.svg (modified) created by Historicair ;
The location of Gibraltar within Europe A detailed map of Gibraltar. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Gibraltar: . Gibraltar – British Overseas Territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula of Southeastern Europe overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar between the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. [1]
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The fossils found in the Gibraltar limestone include various brachiopods, corals, echinoid fragments, gastropods, pelecypods, and stromatolites. These fossils indicate an Early Jurassic age (Lower Lias) for the deposition of the Gibraltar limestone. [6] The Little Bay and Dockyard shale formations form a very minor part of the Rock of Gibraltar.