St Michael's Cave
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St Michael's Cave is a famous natural limestone cavern and tourist attraction within the Rock of Gibraltar, known for its impressive stalactites, stalagmites, and illuminated underground chambers.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cathedral Cave | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
limestone cave
ⓘ
natural monument ⓘ show cave ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access |
guided tours available
ⓘ
open to the public ⓘ |
| category |
Caves of Gibraltar
ⓘ
Tourist attractions in Gibraltar ⓘ |
| climateInside | cool and humid ⓘ |
| contains |
archaeological remains
ⓘ
fossil remains ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Gibraltar ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | prehistoric times ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 300 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| evidenceOf | prehistoric human presence ⓘ |
| feature |
cave formations
ⓘ
illuminated chambers ⓘ stalactites ⓘ stalagmites ⓘ underground chambers ⓘ |
| formationProcess | solutional cave formed by carbonic acid dissolution of limestone ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | limestone ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
electric lighting system
ⓘ
seating in main chamber ⓘ stage for performances ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after the Archangel Michael ⓘ |
| hasPart |
St Michael's Cave
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Cathedral Cave
|
| hasUse |
concert venue
ⓘ
event venue ⓘ |
| hasView | overlooks Bay of Gibraltar from nearby exterior viewpoints ⓘ |
| knownFor |
concerts in the main chamber
ⓘ
sound-and-light shows ⓘ spectacular rock formations ⓘ tourist visits ⓘ |
| lighting | artificially illuminated ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gibraltar Nature Reserve
ⓘ
Gibraltar ⓘ
surface form:
Rock of Gibraltar
Upper Rock area ⓘ
surface form:
Upper Rock
|
| management |
Government of Gibraltar
ⓘ
surface form:
Gibraltar tourism authorities
|
| near |
Gibraltar
ⓘ
surface form:
Gibraltar city
|
| ownership | Government of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| partOf | cave system within the Rock of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| regulation | subject to conservation rules within Gibraltar Nature Reserve ⓘ |
| safety | developed pathways and railings for visitors ⓘ |
| touristAttractionStatus | major tourist attraction in Gibraltar ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cathedral Cave