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Gibraltar Barbary Macaque
Photo credit:
User:RedCoat10
A
Barbary Macaque
(
Macaca sylvana
) in
Gibraltar
. The
Rock of Gibraltar
is home to
the last wild monkey population
in all of
Europe
, where popular belief holds that as long as Barbary Macaques exist on Gibraltar, the territory will remain under British rule.
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Map of Gibraltar
Map credit:
Eric Gaba
Situated on a narrow rocky
promontory
at the southern tip of the
Iberian Peninsula
; the Rock of Gibraltar formed one of the
Pillars of Hercules
.
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Rock of Gibraltar
Photo credit:
Gibnews
The West face of the
Rock of Gibraltar
, a
monolithic
limestone
promontory
. It is 426 metres (1,396 feet) high.
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The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1789
Painting credit:
John Trumbull
The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1789
, an
oil-on-canvas painting
by
American
artist
John Trumbull
. The painting depicts the
siege made by the Spanish forces
against the British at
Gibraltar
in 1781.
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Royal George medallion
Photo credit:
User:RedCoat10
Dutch
medallion
commemorating the blockade of Gibraltar, 1783, and the loss of the
HMS
Royal George
, 1782.
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Sandy Bay
Photo credit: Christina Cortes
View of
Sandy Bay
on the Eastern
Mediterranean
coast of
Gibraltar
, showing the old water catchments' slope restored and looking North towards
Spain
's
Costa del Sol
.
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The Alameda Gibraltar Botanic Gardens
Photo credit:
Scott Wylie
The Alameda Gibraltar Botanic Gardens
or
The Alameda Gardens
is a
botanical garden
in
Gibraltar
, spanning around six hectares (0.060 km
2
).
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Great Siege of Gibraltar
Photo credit:
James Cridland
Re-enactment by
Great Siege
soldiers, Casemates Square, Gibraltar. The Great Siege of Gibraltar was an unsuccessful attempt by
Spain
and
France
to capture
Gibraltar
from the
British
during the
Anglo-Spanish War
.
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The Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, September 1782
Painting credit:
John Singleton Copley
The Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, September 1782
, an
oil-on-canvas painting
by
Boston
-born
American
artist
John Singleton Copley
. It depicts the defeat of the floating batteries at
Gibraltar
during the
Great Siege of Gibraltar
.
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Main Street
Photo credit:
User:RedCoat10
Main Street
,
Gibraltar
's main arterial
street
recognised today as Gibraltar’s main commercial and shopping district.