Bay of Gibraltar

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bay coastal water body natural harbour

The Bay of Gibraltar is a natural harbor on the southern coast of the Iberian Peninsula, strategically located at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea near the Strait of Gibraltar.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Bay of Gibraltar canonical	10
Bay of Algeciras	5
Algeciras Bay	2
Bahía de Algeciras	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bay ⓘ coastal water body ⓘ natural harbour ⓘ
approximateArea	about 75 square kilometres ⓘ
approximateLength	about 8 kilometres ⓘ
approximateWidth	about 10 kilometres ⓘ
borders	Algeciras ⓘ Port of Algeciras ⓘ surface form: Algeciras Port Campo de Gibraltar ⓘ Gibraltar ⓘ La Línea de la Concepción ⓘ Los Barrios ⓘ San Roque, Cádiz ⓘ
climate	Mediterranean climate ⓘ
connectedTo	Atlantic Ocean via Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
governedBy	Spain ⓘ surface form: Spain (surrounding Spanish coast) United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: United Kingdom (Gibraltar waters, subject to dispute)
hasAlternativeName	Bay of Gibraltar ⓘ surface form: Bay of Algeciras
hasCurrent	strong tidal and exchange currents ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalIssue	marine pollution risk from intense shipping traffic ⓘ oil spill risk ⓘ
hasFeature	deep natural anchorage ⓘ sheltered waters ⓘ
hasMouthOn	Alboran Sea ⓘ
hasNearbyAirport	Algeciras Heliport ⓘ surface form: Algeciras heliport Gibraltar Airport ⓘ surface form: Gibraltar International Airport
hasPort	Port of Algeciras ⓘ Gibraltar Harbour ⓘ surface form: Port of Gibraltar
historicalSignificance	site of naval activity since antiquity ⓘ strategic point in British–Spanish relations ⓘ
importantFor	international maritime trade routes ⓘ regional economy of Campo de Gibraltar ⓘ
languageOfAlternativeName	Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn	Alboran Sea ⓘ Andalusia ⓘ Cádiz Province ⓘ surface form: Province of Cádiz southern coast of the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
near	Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
partOf	Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
SpanishName	Bay of Gibraltar self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bahía de Algeciras
strategicImportance	control of access between Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
subjectOf	maritime jurisdiction disputes between Spain and the United Kingdom ⓘ
usedFor	commercial shipping ⓘ fishing ⓘ naval operations ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Siege Tunnels → strategicViewOver → Bay of Gibraltar ⓘ

Moorish Castle → overlooks → Bay of Gibraltar ⓘ

Gibraltar Airport → near → Bay of Gibraltar ⓘ

Algeciras → locatedOnBodyOfWater → Bay of Gibraltar ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bay of Algeciras

Algeciras → hasLandmark → Bay of Gibraltar ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bahía de Algeciras

Upper Rock area → overlooks → Bay of Gibraltar ⓘ

Upper Galleries → hasViewOf → Bay of Gibraltar ⓘ

Bay of Gibraltar → hasAlternativeName → Bay of Gibraltar ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bay of Algeciras

Bay of Gibraltar → SpanishName → Bay of Gibraltar self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bahía de Algeciras

Gibraltar Harbour → locatedOn → Bay of Gibraltar ⓘ

Gibraltar Harbour → adjacentTo → Bay of Gibraltar ⓘ

this entity surface form: Algeciras Bay

Tower of Homage → overlooks → Bay of Gibraltar ⓘ

Shrine of Our Lady of Europe → overlooks → Bay of Gibraltar ⓘ

Gibraltar–Spain border → adjacentTo → Bay of Gibraltar ⓘ

La Línea de la Concepción → locatedOn → Bay of Gibraltar ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bay of Algeciras

La Línea de la Concepción → hasCoastlineOn → Bay of Gibraltar ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bay of Algeciras

Campo de Gibraltar → hasPart → Bay of Gibraltar ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bay of Algeciras

Battle of Algeciras Bay → location → Bay of Gibraltar ⓘ

this entity surface form: Algeciras Bay

Port of Algeciras → locatedIn → Bay of Gibraltar ⓘ