Rock of Gibraltar

Summary

Rock of Gibraltar is a promontory^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of promontory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,341 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Rock of Gibraltar is located in Gibraltar^[3].
• Rock of Gibraltar is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Rock of Gibraltar's image is recorded as Rock of Gibraltar northwest.jpg^[5].
• Rock of Gibraltar's continent is recorded as Europe^[6].
• Rock of Gibraltar's instance of is recorded as promontory^[7].
• Rock of Gibraltar's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[8].
• Rock of Gibraltar's instance of is recorded as rock^[9].
• Rock of Gibraltar's part of the series is recorded as list of highest points of European countries^[10].
• Rock of Gibraltar's made from material is recorded as limestone^[11].
• Rock of Gibraltar's part of is recorded as Atlantic-Mediterranean Watershed^[12].
• Rock of Gibraltar's Commons category is recorded as Rock of Gibraltar^[13].
• Rock of Gibraltar's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.125833333333, 'lon': -5.3430555555556}^[14].
• Rock of Gibraltar's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02br4g^[15].
• Rock of Gibraltar's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia^[16].
• Rock of Gibraltar's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[17].
• Rock of Gibraltar's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Rock of Gibraltar's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Rock of Gibraltar's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[20].
• Rock of Gibraltar's described by source is recorded as Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis^[21].
• Rock of Gibraltar's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[22].
• Rock of Gibraltar's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Rock-of-Gibraltar-ridge-Gibraltar^[23].
• Rock of Gibraltar's GeoNames ID is recorded as 2411583^[24].
• Rock of Gibraltar's Pleiades ID is recorded as 256045^[25].
• Rock of Gibraltar's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 7005234^[26].
• Rock of Gibraltar's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+426'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Rock of Gibraltar is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. It is located in Gibraltar^[3]. Its continent is recorded as Europe^[6]. Its part of is recorded as Atlantic-Mediterranean Watershed^[12].

Physical Characteristics

Rock of Gibraltar's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+426'}^[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include promontory^[7], tourist attraction^[8], and rock^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Rock of Gibraltar include it^[28], a horse^[29] and Campo de Gibraltar^[30], a comarca of Andalusia^[31], in Spain^[32].

Why It Matters

Rock of Gibraltar ranks in the top 4% of promontory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,341 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for it include it^[28], a horse^[29] and Campo de Gibraltar^[30], a comarca of Andalusia^[31], in Spain^[32].