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'''Gibraltar''' is an overseas territory of the [[United Kingdom]] comprising a rocky peninsula attached to the southern coast of [[Spain]], which was ceded to [[Great Britain]] by Spain under the [[Treaty of Utrecht]] in 1713. Since then it has provided Britain with an important [[Royal Navy|naval]] and military base controlling the western entrance to the [[Mediterranean Sea]] through the [[Strait of Gibraltar]]. | '''Gibraltar''' is an overseas territory of the [[United Kingdom]] comprising a rocky peninsula attached to the southern coast of [[Spain]], which was ceded to [[Great Britain]] by Spain under the [[Treaty of Utrecht]] in 1713. Since then it has provided Britain with an important [[Royal Navy|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. | + | 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. The Rock is 4.4 kilometers long and 1.2 kilometers wide and at is 419m in height. |
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| + | Since 1966 Spain has called for Great Britain to give "substantial sovereignty" of Gibraltar to Span but the residents have repeated voted to remain under Britain. | ||
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Revision as of 23:48, March 4, 2008
Gibraltar is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom comprising a rocky peninsula attached to the southern coast of Spain, which was ceded to Great Britain by Spain under 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. The Rock is 4.4 kilometers long and 1.2 kilometers wide and at is 419m in height.
Since 1966 Spain has called for Great Britain to give "substantial sovereignty" of Gibraltar to Span but the residents have repeated voted to remain under Britain.