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Definition: Gibraltar from Philip's Encyclopedia

British crown colony, a rocky peninsula on the S coast of Spain. The Muslim conquest of Spain began in 711, and Gibraltar remained Moorish property until 1462. In 1704, an Anglo-Dutch fleet captured the Rock, and Spain ceded it to Britain in the Treaty of Utrecht (1713). A Spanish siege (1769-83) caused great destruction. In 1830 Gibraltar became a British Crown Colony. In a 1967 referendum, the islanders rejected Spanish sovereignty, and in 1969 Gibraltar gained self-government. In 2002, Gibraltarians resisted a proposal for joint sovereignty. Industries: tourism, petroleum re-exportation. Area: 6.5sq km (2.5sq mi). Pop. (2002 est.) 29,300.

Gibraltar

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(jĭbrôl'tӘr), British overseas territory (2015 est. pop. 34,000), 2.5 sq mi (6.5 sq km), on a narrow, rocky peninsula extending into the Mediterranean Sea from SW Spain. Most of the peninsula is occupied by the Rock of Gibraltar (Lat. Calpe ), one of the Pillars of Hercules , which guards the northeastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar, linking the Mediterranean with the Atlantic. The town of Gibraltar lies at the northwest end of the Rock of Gibraltar. The peninsula is connected with the mainland by a low sandy area of neutral ground. West of the peninsula is the Bay of Gibraltar, an inlet of the strait. There is a safe enclosed harbor of 440 acres (178 hectares). The rock, of Jurassic limestone, contains caves in which valuable archaeological finds have been made. It is honeycombed by defense works and arsenals, which are largely concealed. A tunnel bisects the rock from east to west. During the many years that Gibraltar was a British fortress, most of the area was taken up by…
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British crown colony, a rocky peninsula on the S coast of Spain. The Muslim conquest of Spain began in 711, and Gibraltar remained Moorish property until 1462. In 1704, an Anglo-Dutch fleet captured the Rock, and Spain ceded it to Britain in the Treaty of Utrecht (1713). A Spanish siege (1769-83) …
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(jĭbrôl'tӘr), British overseas territory (2015 est. pop. 34,000), 2.5 sq mi (6.5 sq km), on a narrow, rocky peninsula extending into the Mediterranean Sea from SW Spain. Most of the peninsula is occupied by the Rock of Gibraltar (Lat. Calpe ), one of the Pillars of Hercules , which guards the…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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British overseas territory, on the Mediterranean coast of southern Spain. Area: 2.25 sq mi (5.8 sq km). Population (2007 est.): 29,257. It occupies a narrow peninsula 3 mi (5 km) long and 0.75 mi (1.2 km) wide that is known as the Rock. It appears from the east as a series of sheer, inaccessible…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
British dependency, situated on a narrow rocky promontory at the southern tip of Spain; the Rock of Gibraltar formed one of the Pillars of Hercules with Mount Acho, near Ceuta, across the Strait of Gibraltar on the north African coast; area 6.5 sq km/2.5 sq mi; population (2003 est) 29,000. …
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From QFinance: The Ultimate Resource
Area —6.5 sq. km Capital —Gibraltar Currency —Gibraltar pound of 100 pence Population —29,034 rising at 0.27 per cent a year (2012 est) Religion —Christian (Roman Catholic 78 per cent, other 10 per cent), Muslim 4 per cent, Jewish 2 per cent, Hindu 2 per cent (est) Language —English (official), …
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From The Encyclopedia of Tourism and Recreation in Marine Environments
Gibraltar, one of the ancient ‘Pillars of Hercules’, is a very small (4 km 2 ) British overseas territory on the southern coast of Spain, with a population of just under 28,000. It is dominated by the Rock, a feature 450 m high, which stands on the northern side of the Straits of Gibraltar, …
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From The Oxford Companion to British History
At the southern tip of Spain, with an area of 2½ square miles and 1,270 feet at its highest point, ‘The Rock’ commands the western entrance to the Mediterranean. The name derives from Djebel Tarik (Mountain of Tarik) after Tarik ibn Ziyad, the general leading the Moorish invasion of Spain in 711. …
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
City, Wayne co., SE Michigan, ab. 12 mi. (19 km.) S of Detroit; pop. (2000c) 4264. British colony, a peninsula in S part of Spain; 2.5 mi. (4 km.) long, 2.25 sq. mi. (6 sq. km.); pop. (2001c) 27,495; administrative center Gibraltar (town); British naval and air base. Captured 711 a.d. and fortified…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Gibraltar has an area of only 6.5 sq km/2.5 sq mi and is a British dependency situated at the extreme south of Spain, commanding the narrow strait at the entrance to the Mediterranean. It consists of a rocky peninsula rising to over 400 m/1,300 ft. Gibraltar has a characteristic Mediterranean…
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The Rock of Gibraltar is a peninsula located on the southern tip of Spain. On September 10, 1967, the people of Gibraltar participated in a national referendum and rejected the option for their small territory to pass under Spanish control. Instead, the Rock of Gibraltar remained a British territory…
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