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Because of its strategic location at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean.
Janelle Nader
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∙ 7y agoBecause of its strategic location at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean.
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A huge limestone mass on spains southern coast?
The Rock of Gibraltar is on the south coast of the Iberian Peninsula in the UNITED KINGDOM territory of Gibraltar, not Spain.
What rock is owned by Britain is the medditeranien sea?
The Rock of Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory
What is the name of the huge limestone mass on Spain's southern coast beginning with 'rock'?
The Rock of Gibraltar is part of a British overseas territory called simply Gibraltar.
What is the rock of Gibraltar and where is it?
The Rock of Gibraltar is a limestone promontory located in Gibraltar, one of the southernmost points of the Iberian Peninsula. Gibraltar is a British overseas territory, an exclave once ceded by Spain. Ironically, the closest point in Africa to Gibraltar is Ceuta, a Spanish exclave in Morocco.
Where is the Rock of Gibraltar loctaed?
In Gibraltar, which is a British territory on the Mediterranean, and connected to Spain. It forms the point where the Atlantic ocean and the Mediterranean connect.
What important geographic feature guards the entrance of the strait of Gibraltar landscape?
The Rock of Gibraltar.
What countries are still vying for ownership of Gibraltar?
Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory but Spain has claimed sovereignty of 'the rock'.
What country owns the Rock of Gibraltar?
Gibraltar is a British possession.
In what hemisphere is the rock of gibralter n?
The Rock of Gibraltar is physically attached to Spain although it is a British overseas territory. It is north of the Equator and east of the Prime Meridian - so both in the eastern hemisphere and the northern hemisphere.
Which rock in Southern Spain owned by Great Britain?
The "rock" you inquired about is the British self governing territory of Gibraltar. Spain ceded the territory to Britain with the Treaty Of Utrecht in 1713.
Is the Rock of Gibraltar part of the Iberian peninsula?
Yes, it is the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula. The Iberian Peninsula is made up of three nations: Spain, Portugal, and Andorra. And, part of France and finally the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, of which the Rock of Gibraltar is part.
What is the name of the only British territory in Europe that guards the entrance to the mediterranean sea?
It is the British Naval Base at Gibraltar. The Rock of Gibraltar being the famous physical feature.
