gibraltar

• Nome próprio que designa o Território Britânico Ultramarino situado num promontório calcário no extremo sul da Espanha, estrategicamente importante para o controle do acesso marítimo ao Mediterrâneo e historicamente conhecido como uma das Colunas de Hércules.

A proper noun referring to a British Overseas Territory located on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain, strategically important for controlling maritime access to the Mediterranean Sea and historically known as one of the Pillars of Hercules.

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   Location of a British Overseas Territory on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important for controlling the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules.

   Gibraltar

   • Gibraltar is a major strategic point for naval operations.
   • Many tourists visit Gibraltar to see the Rock and its Barbary macaques.
   • The sovereignty of Gibraltar has been disputed between the UK and Spain.

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