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    The Strait of Gibraltar crossing is a hypothetical bridge or tunnel spanning the Strait of Gibraltar (about 14 km or 9 miles at its narrowest point) that...
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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 miles...
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    some land from the Bay of Gibraltar using rock blasted from the Rock of Gibraltar while carrying out works on military tunnels. By April 1942, the runway...
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    The Strait of Gibraltar is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Europe from Africa. The two continents...
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    is bordered to the north by Spain (Campo de Gibraltar). The landscape is dominated by the Rock of Gibraltar, at the foot of which is a densely populated...
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    fortress and contains a labyrinthine network of man-made tunnels known as the Tunnels of Gibraltar. Most of the Rock's upper area comprises a nature reserve...
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    The Great Siege of Gibraltar was an unsuccessful attempt by Spain and France to capture Gibraltar from the British during the American Revolutionary War...
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  • Gibraltar. There was formerly an extensive railway within the Gibraltar Dockyard, and neighbouring works and storage facilities. It included tunnels,...
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    The military history of Gibraltar during World War II exemplifies Gibraltar's position as a British fortress from the early-18th century onwards and as...
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  • of Gibraltar Tunnel - linking Gibraltar or the Spanish mainland to the African mainland. If built it would most likely become the deepest tunnel ever...
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    Channel Tunnel (French: Tunnel sous la Manche), sometimes referred to informally as the Chunnel, is a 50.46 km (31.35-mile) undersea railway tunnel, opened...
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    the tunnel and access road was started for the second time. Devil's Tower Road is home to North Front Cemetery, the Gibraltar Memorial, the Gibraltar Cross...
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    sea approaches to Gibraltar. The fortifications continued to be in military use until as late as the 1970s and by the time tunnelling ceased in the late...
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    2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023. "Airport Tunnel to open on 31st March 2023 - 177/2023". Government of Gibraltar. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023...
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  • currency of Gibraltar. It is pegged to – and exchangeable with – British pound sterling at par value. Coins and banknotes of the Gibraltar pound are issued...
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    The history of Gibraltar, a small peninsula on the southern Iberian coast near the entrance of the Mediterranean Sea, spans over 2,900 years. The peninsula...
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    Gibraltar Cable Car (Spanish: Teleférico de Gibraltar) is an aerial tramway in Gibraltar. The base station of the cable car is located near the southern...
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    longest tunnels have been constructed for water distribution, followed by tunnels for railways. Bass Strait Tunnel Bering Strait crossing Gibraltar Strait...
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    Europa Point (category Landforms of Gibraltar)
    Europa Point (Spanish and Llanito: Punta de Europa or Punta Europa) is the southernmost point of Gibraltar. Although not the southernmost point of the...
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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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    Operation Gibraltar was the codename of a military operation planned and executed by the Pakistan Army in the territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India in...
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    Catalan Bay (Spanish: La Caleta) is a bay and fishing village in Gibraltar, on the eastern side of The Rock away from Westside. Although the origin of...
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  • vice-president. La Línea de la Concepción, a town in Spain bordering Gibraltar La Línea (Road Pass), high mountain pass and planned highway tunnel in Colombia La...
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    St. Michael's Cave (category Caves of Gibraltar)
    Cave the subject of one of Gibraltar's most famous legends. It was believed that the cave is one end of a subterranean Ley tunnel over 15 miles (24 km) long...
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    Llanito (category Languages of Gibraltar)
    such as Ligurian; it is spoken in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. It is commonly marked by a great deal of code switching between Andalusian...
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  • (Suðuroy tunnel). The Gibraltar Tunnel is proposed to be a rail tunnel linking Africa and Europe. A tunnel would likely be an electrified rail tunnel with...
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    coordinates) This is a list of road, railway, waterway, and other tunnels in the United Kingdom. A tunnel is an underground passageway with no defined minimum length...
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  • History of Gibraltar portrays how Gibraltar gained historical significance and a reputation Evidence of hominid inhabitation of Gibraltar dates back to...
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    no – proposed undersea tunnel. break-of-gauge (1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in))/(1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)) Gibraltar – no (Gibraltar has no railways) In December...
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  • of tunnels includes any road tunnel, railway tunnel or waterway tunnel anywhere in the world. Salang Tunnel Envalira Tunnel, road Pont Pla Tunnel, 1.26 km...
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