Gibraltar is a UK overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula, overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar. The territory shares a land border with the province of Cádiz in ► Andalusia, ► Spain to the north. To the south lies ► Morocco. Gibraltar has historically been an important base for the British Armed Forces and is the site of a British naval base. It is probably most famous for the geological formation, the Rock of Gibraltar.
Short name
Gibraltar
Official name
Gibraltar
Status
► British overseas territory, British since 1704, recongized in 1713, but claimed by Spain
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Gibraltar, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Gibraltar.
Historical map of the promontory of Gibraltar, Meyers Konversationslexikons (1885-90)
Satellite maps
Satellite map of Gibraltar
Notes and references
General remarks:
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