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(New page: Gibraltar is a rocky peninsula attached to the southern coast of Spain which was ceded by Spain to Great Britain by the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713.) |
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| − | Gibraltar is a rocky peninsula attached to the southern coast of [[Spain]] which was ceded by Spain to [[Great Britain]] by the [[Treaty of Utrecht]] in 1713. | + | Gibraltar is a rocky peninsula attached to the southern coast of [[Spain]] which was ceded by Spain to [[Great Britain]] by the [[Treaty of Utrecht]] in 1713. Since then it has provided Britain with an important naval and military base controlling the western entrance to the [[Mediterranean Sea]] through the [[Strait of Gibraltar]]. |
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| + | Gibraltar is dominated by the huge [[Rock of Gibraltar]], which is honeycombed with bombproof tunnels; the rock is inhabited by the famous Barbary Apes. It is believed that Britain will hold Gibraltar as long as the apes roam the rock. | ||
Revision as of 22:25, June 21, 2007
Gibraltar is a rocky peninsula attached to the southern coast of Spain which was ceded by Spain to Great Britain by the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. Since then it has provided Britain with an important naval and military base controlling the western entrance to the Mediterranean Sea through the Strait of Gibraltar.
Gibraltar is dominated by the huge Rock of Gibraltar, which is honeycombed with bombproof tunnels; the rock is inhabited by the famous Barbary Apes. It is believed that Britain will hold Gibraltar as long as the apes roam the rock.