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Gibraltar Barbary Macaque
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.



Map of Gibraltar
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.



Rock of Gibraltar
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.



The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1789
The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1789
Painting credit: John Trumbull



Royal George medallion
Royal George medallion
Photo credit: User:RedCoat10
Dutch medallion commemorating the blockade of Gibraltar, 1783, and the loss of the HMS Royal George, 1782.



Sandy Bay
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.



The Alameda Gibraltar Botanic Gardens
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 km2).



Great Siege of Gibraltar
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.



The Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, September 1782
The Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, September 1782
Painting credit: John Singleton Copley



Main Street
Main Street
Photo credit: User:RedCoat10
Main Street, Gibraltar's main arterial street recognised today as Gibraltar’s main commercial and shopping district.