The Inundation was a flooded and fortified area of ground on the sandy isthmus between Spain and Gibraltar, created by the British in the 18th century...
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Inundation, Gibraltar, flooded and fortified area of ground between Spain and Gibraltar Inundation of the Wieringermeer Season of the Inundation first season...
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an infinite combinatorial structure The Morass, former name of Inundation, Gibraltar Palais Morass, a historic building in Heidelberg, Germany, which...
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The tunnels of Gibraltar were constructed over the course of nearly 200 years, principally by the British Army. Within a land area of only 2.6 square...
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Gibraltar peninsula, located at the far southern end of Iberia, has great strategic importance as a result of its position by the Strait of Gibraltar...
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The siege of Gibraltar of 1727 (thirteenth siege of Gibraltar, second by Spain) saw Spanish forces besiege the British garrison of Gibraltar as part of...
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Landport (Spanish: Puerta de Tierra) is a gate into the territory of Gibraltar. It was originally the only entrance to the fortification from the land...
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Moorish Castle (redirect from The Moorish Castle, Gibraltar)
The Moorish Castle is the name given to a medieval fortification in Gibraltar comprising various buildings, gates, and fortified walls, with the dominant...
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This is a list of fortifications of Gibraltar. Bombproof Barracks Buena Vista Barracks Defensible Barracks Grand Casemates Lathbury Barracks Retrenched...
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Tower was an ancient watchtower in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar close to a rock shelter where fossil remains of a Neanderthal child were...
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King's Bastion (redirect from King's Bastion, Gibraltar)
territory of Gibraltar, protruding from the Line Wall Curtain. It is located between Line Wall Road and Queensway and overlooks the Bay of Gibraltar . It played...
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Queen's Lines (category Fortifications in Gibraltar)
Estate, which stands on the site of the Inundation, an artificial lake created to obstruct landward access to Gibraltar. The Prince's Lines run immediately...
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Baluarte San Pablo (St. Paul's Bastion) was part of the fortifications of Gibraltar, in the north of the peninsula, protecting the town against attack from...
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Great Siege Tunnels (category Sieges of Gibraltar)
Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, also known as the Upper Galleries, are a series of tunnels inside the northern end of the Rock of Gibraltar. They were dug out...
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the river is heavily urbanized; many homes there have a high risk of inundation. Near the river's mouth, next to San Pedro de Alcántara, are the important...
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the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The barracks were built in the 1730s and were on the west side of Gibraltar overlooking the docks and the harbour...
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Hercules Gibraltar Heritage Trust History of Gibraltar Rock of Gibraltar Wikimedia Commons has media related to Museums in Gibraltar. Gibraltar portal Top...
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the western aspect of the middle section of Gibraltar Harbour, in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula...
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O'Hara's Battery (category Artillery battery fortifications in Gibraltar)
battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located at the highest point of the Rock of Gibraltar, near the southern end of the Upper Rock...
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driven back, and suddenly recoiling with redoubled force, causes the inundation. Without an earthquake I do not see how such an accident could happen...
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Battery is an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. To the west of the grand battery was a very formidable flank which was...
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Queen's Gate is a city gate in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. A large population of Barbary macaques reside in this area, making it a major...
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The South Bastion was part of the fortifications of Gibraltar, protecting the western base of the Charles V Wall. It was originally built by Spanish military...
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an Anglo-Irish naval commander and diplomat. He was at the Capture of Gibraltar. He took a very valuable prize ship and was briefly a Governor of the...
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List of countries without rivers (redirect from List of rivers of Gibraltar)
Islands Nauru Tonga Tuvalu British Indian Ocean Territory Macau Gibraltar Anguilla Aruba Bermuda Bonaire Cayman Islands Curaçao Saba Saint...
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Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The battery was above the Line Wall Curtain in Gibraltar and defended the west side including Gibraltar Harbour. Today the...
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breakwater located in the southern section of Gibraltar Harbour, in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula...
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The Lines of Contravallation of Gibraltar (Spanish: Línea de Contravalación de Gibraltar or Línea de Gibraltar), known in English as the "Spanish Lines"...
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Koehler Depressing Carriage (category Fortifications in Gibraltar)
the British garrison of Gibraltar faced a French and Spanish army entrenched on the low ground of the isthmus that links Gibraltar with Spain. The British...
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breakwater located in the northern section of Gibraltar Harbour, in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula...
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