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The
Rock of Gibraltar (sometimes called the
Pillar of Hercules or by its
Latin name,
Calpe Alternate Names or Name Variants for Gibraltar) is a monolithic
limestone promontory located in Gibraltar, off the southwestern tip of Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
Welcome To The Rock of Gibraltar! by costarsure.com It is 426 metres (1,396 feet) high. The Rock is Crown property of the United Kingdom, and borders
Spain. The sovereignty of Gibraltar was transferred to the
Kingdom of Great Britain by the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713 after the War of the Spanish Succession. Gibraltar, September 2001 Most of the Rock's upper area is covered by a nature reserve, which is home to around 250
Gibraltar Barbary Macaques, commonly known as 'apes'; they are the only wild monkeys found in Europe. These macaques, as well as a labyrinthine network of tunnels, attract a large number of tourists each year.
In ancient times the Rock of Gibraltar was one of the Pillars of Hercules and was known to the
Ancient Greece as
Mons Calpe, the other pillar being Monte Hacho on the African side of the Strait of Gibraltar.The Rock of Gibraltar marked the limit to the known world and to pass beyond it was to sail to certain destruction over the bottomless waterfall at the edge of the world.
Welcome To The Rock of Gibraltar! by costarsure.com
Geology
The Rock of Gibraltar is a
monolithic limestone promontory (). The geological formation was created when the African plate tectonics plate collided tightly with Europe. The Mediterranean became a lake that, in the course of time, dried up during the Messinian salinity crisis. The
Atlantic Ocean broke through the Strait of Gibraltar, and the resultant flooding created the Mediterranean Sea.
Today, the Rock of Gibraltar forms a peninsula jutting out into the Strait of Gibraltar from the southern coast of
Spain. The Rock's highest point stands 426 metres (1396 feet) above the strait. Its east face forms a very impressive near-cliff, while its west slope is relatively gentle.
Calcite, the mineral which makes up limestone, dissolves slowly in rainwater. Over time, this process can form caves. Since the Rock of Gibraltar is made of limestone, it is not surprising that it contains a number of caves.
St. Michael's Cave, located halfway up the western slope of the Rock, is a popular tourist attraction.
Gorham's Cave is located near sea level on the steep eastern face of the Rock. It is noteworthy because archaeological excavations in the cave have found evidence that
Neanderthals used it as far back as 30,000 years ago. It is especially significant because plant and animal remains found in the cave (and others nearby) indicate that the Neanderthals had a highly varied diet. Earlham College - Physical Geology 2004 - The Rock of Gibraltar and Surroundings
Fortification
The Moorish Castle
.The Moorish Castle is a relic of the Moorish occupation of Gibraltar, which lasted for 750 years. It was built in the year A.D. 711, when
Tariq ibn-Ziyad, the
Berber people chieftain first landed on the Rock which still bears his name.
The principal building which remains is the Tower of Homage, a massive building of brick and very hard concrete called
tapia, the upper part of which housed the living apartments and Moorish bath of the former occupants.
The Galleries
The unique feature which is always associated with the Rock is the system of underground passages known as Galleries.
The first of these was dug out towards the end of the
Great Siege of Gibraltar.
George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield, afterwards Lord Heathfield, who commanded the garrison throughout the siege, was anxious to bring flanking fire on the
Spain batteries in the plain below the North face of the Rock. On the suggestion of Sergeant Ince of the Royal Engineers a tunnel was bored from a point above Willis’s Battery to communicate with the Notch, a natural projection from the North face on which it was proposed to mount a battery. There was no intention at first of making embrasures in this tunnel, but an opening was found necessary for ventilation, and as soon as it had been made a gun was mounted in it. By the end of the siege, six such embrasures had been constructed, in which four guns were mounted.
The Galleries, which are shown to visitors, were a later development of the same idea and were finished in 1797. They consist of a whole system of halls, embrasures, and passages, of a total length of nearly 1000 feet, and from them may be seen a series of unique views of the Bay of Gibraltar, the isthmus, and Spain.
The Second World War onwards
When World War II broke out in 1939, the civilian population was evacuated to the United Kingdom,
Jamaica, and
Madeira so that Gibraltar could be fortified against the possibility of a German attack. By 1942 there were over 30,000 British soldiers, sailors, and airmen on the Rock. The tunnel system was expanded and the Rock became a keystone in the defense of shipping routes to the Mediterranean.
In February 1997, it was revealed the British had a secret plan called Military history of Gibraltar during World War II#Operation Tracer to conceal service men in tunnels beneath the Rock in case it was captured by the Germans during World War II. The team in the rock would have radio equipment to monitor enemy movements. The team of six was sent to Gibraltar where they waited under cover for two and half years. The Germans never got close to capturing the rock, so the men were never sealed inside, and they were disbanded to resume civilian life when the war ended.
Invincibility
Despite long sieges it seemed that there was nothing that could destroy the Rock or its people. This history has inspired the
simile "solid as the Rock of Gibraltar", which is used to describe a person or situation that cannot be overcome and does not fail. The motto of the
Royal Gibraltar Regiment and even
Gibraltar itself,
Nulli Expugnabilis Hosti (Latin for "Conquerable by No Enemy"), reflects this invincibility. The Rock of Gibraltar is also used in the corporate logo of Prudential Financial. Prudential Financial: Information from Answers.com
Upper Rock Nature Reserve
The flora and fauna of the Upper Rock Nature Reserve are of conservation interest. Within it is a range of animals and plants, but the highlights are the
Barbary macaque (the famous 'Rock Apes'), the
Barbary Partridges, and flowers such as Gibraltar's own Chickweed, Thyme and the
Iberis gibraltarica. Tourist information from Gibnet.com
Ornithology
The Rock of Gibraltar, at the head of the Strait of Gibraltar, is a prominent headland, which accumulates migrating birds during the passage periods. The vegetation on the Rock, unique in southern
Iberian Peninsula, provides a temporary home for many species of migratory birds that stop to rest and feed before continuing migration for their crossing over the desert and sea. In spring they return to replenish before continuing their journeys to Western Europe, journeys which may take them as far as Greenland or Russia. Official Government of Gibraltar London Website
,
Spain.
See also
Notes
References
The
Rock of Gibraltar (sometimes called the
Pillar of Hercules or by its
Latin name,
Calpe Alternate Names or Name Variants for Gibraltar) is a
monolithic
limestone promontory located in
Gibraltar, off the southwestern tip of Europe on the
Iberian Peninsula.
Welcome To The Rock of Gibraltar! by costarsure.com It is 426 metres (1,396 feet) high. The Rock is Crown property of the United Kingdom, and borders
Spain. The sovereignty of Gibraltar was transferred to the Kingdom of Great Britain by the
Treaty of Utrecht in 1713 after the
War of the Spanish Succession. Gibraltar, September 2001 Most of the Rock's upper area is covered by a nature reserve, which is home to around 250
Gibraltar Barbary Macaques, commonly known as 'apes'; they are the only wild monkeys found in Europe. These macaques, as well as a labyrinthine network of tunnels, attract a large number of tourists each year.
In ancient times the Rock of Gibraltar was one of the Pillars of Hercules and was known to the Ancient Greece as
Mons Calpe, the other pillar being Monte Hacho on the African side of the
Strait of Gibraltar.The Rock of Gibraltar marked the limit to the known world and to pass beyond it was to sail to certain destruction over the bottomless waterfall at the edge of the world.
Welcome To The Rock of Gibraltar! by costarsure.com
Geology
The Rock of Gibraltar is a
monolithic limestone
promontory (). The geological formation was created when the African
plate tectonics plate collided tightly with Europe. The Mediterranean became a lake that, in the course of time, dried up during the Messinian salinity crisis. The Atlantic Ocean broke through the
Strait of Gibraltar, and the resultant flooding created the Mediterranean Sea.
Today, the Rock of Gibraltar forms a peninsula jutting out into the Strait of Gibraltar from the southern coast of Spain. The Rock's highest point stands 426 metres (1396 feet) above the strait. Its east face forms a very impressive near-cliff, while its west slope is relatively gentle.
Calcite, the mineral which makes up
limestone, dissolves slowly in rainwater. Over time, this process can form caves. Since the Rock of Gibraltar is made of limestone, it is not surprising that it contains a number of caves.
St. Michael's Cave, located halfway up the western slope of the Rock, is a popular tourist attraction.
Gorham's Cave is located near sea level on the steep eastern face of the Rock. It is noteworthy because archaeological excavations in the cave have found evidence that
Neanderthals used it as far back as 30,000 years ago. It is especially significant because plant and animal remains found in the cave (and others nearby) indicate that the Neanderthals had a highly varied diet. Earlham College - Physical Geology 2004 - The Rock of Gibraltar and Surroundings
Fortification
The Moorish Castle
.The Moorish Castle is a relic of the Moorish occupation of Gibraltar, which lasted for 750 years. It was built in the year A.D. 711, when
Tariq ibn-Ziyad, the Berber people chieftain first landed on the Rock which still bears his name.
The principal building which remains is the Tower of Homage, a massive building of brick and very hard concrete called
tapia, the upper part of which housed the living apartments and Moorish bath of the former occupants.
The Galleries
The unique feature which is always associated with the Rock is the system of underground passages known as Galleries.
The first of these was dug out towards the end of the
Great Siege of Gibraltar. George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield, afterwards Lord Heathfield, who commanded the garrison throughout the siege, was anxious to bring flanking fire on the Spain batteries in the plain below the North face of the Rock. On the suggestion of Sergeant Ince of the Royal Engineers a tunnel was bored from a point above Willis’s Battery to communicate with the Notch, a natural projection from the North face on which it was proposed to mount a battery. There was no intention at first of making embrasures in this tunnel, but an opening was found necessary for ventilation, and as soon as it had been made a gun was mounted in it. By the end of the siege, six such embrasures had been constructed, in which four guns were mounted.
The Galleries, which are shown to visitors, were a later development of the same idea and were finished in 1797. They consist of a whole system of halls, embrasures, and passages, of a total length of nearly 1000 feet, and from them may be seen a series of unique views of the
Bay of Gibraltar, the isthmus, and Spain.
The Second World War onwards
When World War II broke out in 1939, the civilian population was evacuated to the
United Kingdom,
Jamaica, and
Madeira so that Gibraltar could be fortified against the possibility of a German attack. By 1942 there were over 30,000 British soldiers, sailors, and airmen on the Rock. The tunnel system was expanded and the Rock became a keystone in the defense of shipping routes to the Mediterranean.
In February 1997, it was revealed the British had a secret plan called
Military history of Gibraltar during World War II#Operation Tracer to conceal service men in tunnels beneath the Rock in case it was captured by the Germans during
World War II. The team in the rock would have radio equipment to monitor enemy movements. The team of six was sent to Gibraltar where they waited under cover for two and half years. The Germans never got close to capturing the rock, so the men were never sealed inside, and they were disbanded to resume civilian life when the war ended.
Invincibility
Despite long sieges it seemed that there was nothing that could destroy the Rock or its people. This history has inspired the simile "solid as the Rock of Gibraltar", which is used to describe a person or situation that cannot be overcome and does not fail. The motto of the
Royal Gibraltar Regiment and even
Gibraltar itself,
Nulli Expugnabilis Hosti (Latin for "Conquerable by No Enemy"), reflects this invincibility. The Rock of Gibraltar is also used in the corporate logo of
Prudential Financial. Prudential Financial: Information from Answers.com
Upper Rock Nature Reserve
The flora and fauna of the Upper Rock Nature Reserve are of conservation interest. Within it is a range of animals and plants, but the highlights are the Barbary macaque (the famous 'Rock Apes'), the
Barbary Partridges, and flowers such as Gibraltar's own
Chickweed,
Thyme and the Iberis gibraltarica. Tourist information from Gibnet.com
Ornithology
The Rock of Gibraltar, at the head of the
Strait of Gibraltar, is a prominent headland, which accumulates migrating birds during the passage periods. The vegetation on the Rock, unique in southern
Iberian Peninsula, provides a temporary home for many species of migratory birds that stop to rest and feed before continuing migration for their crossing over the desert and sea. In spring they return to replenish before continuing their journeys to Western Europe, journeys which may take them as far as Greenland or Russia. Official Government of Gibraltar London Website
, Spain.
See also
Notes
References
Gibraltar History, rock of Gibraltar finance trade center.
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