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.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gibraltar derives from Jabal Tariq (mountain of Tariq) | 1 |
| Gibraltar limestone massif | 1 |
| Upper Rock of Gibraltar | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark
ⓘ
limestone promontory ⓘ monolith ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pillars of Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classicalName | Calpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Apes' Den
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Siege Tunnels NERFINISHED ⓘ Moorish Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ O'Hara's Battery NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Michael's Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance | control of access between Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| hasTunnelNetwork | extensive military tunnels ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
North Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sierra Nevada (Spain) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPointName | Rock Gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gibraltar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ southern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migratoryRoute | birds between Europe and Africa ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tariq ibn Ziyad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from Arabic Jabal Tariq ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Mountain of Tariq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCountry | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Gibraltar (city) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Alboran Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bay of Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ Strait of Gibraltar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gibraltar Nature Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularActivity |
birdwatching
ⓘ
rock climbing ⓘ |
| sovereigntyClaimedBy | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereigntyDisputedBy | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNStatus | Non-Self-Governing Territory (via Gibraltar) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
communications infrastructure
ⓘ
military fortification ⓘ naval base support ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| vegetation |
maquis shrubland
ⓘ
scrub and woodland patches ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Great Siege Tunnels
this entity surface form:
Upper Rock of Gibraltar
this entity surface form:
Gibraltar limestone massif
this entity surface form:
Gibraltar derives from Jabal Tariq (mountain of Tariq)