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Introduction:

Gibraltar is a British dependency, comprising the rocky promontory, called the Rock of Gibraltar (ancient Calpe), that commands the western entrance to the Mediterranean Sea, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea and acts as the southernmost tip of Europe.

The Gibraltar separates the Rock from the coast of North Africa.
The magnificent Strait of Gibraltar stretches across North Africa reflecting it strategic past as it makes its way down the western Mediterranean.

Connecting the Rock with the Spanish mainland is a narrow, sandy isthmus containing a neutral zone that separates the British dependency from Spain. Gibraltar has an area of 6.5 sq km (2.5 sq mi). Although it is commonly thought to be the southernmost point on the Iberian Peninsula, that is in fact Punta de Tarifa, located about 27 km (17 mi) to the south-west.

The Rock of Gibraltar is composed of limestone. It arises abruptly from the sea in the east; its slope is more gradual on the west. The maximum elevation is 426 m (1,396 ft). Aloes, cacti, capers, and asparagus grow in the crevices. Certain parts contain grassy glens, in which pigeons, partridges, woodcocks, and the Barbary ape (the only wild monkey of Europe) are found. Among the natural caves of the promontory, St Michael's, with an entrance 335 m (1,100 ft) above the sea, is the largest. Climate is temperate, with temperatures averaging 15.6° C (60° F) in winter and 21.1° C (70° F) in summer. Average annual rainfall is 889 mm (35 in).