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France and Spain in caves and rock shelters
The rock that guards the Mediterranean is the rock of Gibraltar. It has been a symbol of British Naval strength since the 18th century.
France and Spain in caves and rock shelters
France and Spain in caves and rock shelters
Promontories flanking the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar were known in antiquity as the Pillars of Hercules. The pillar on the northern European side, Calpe Mons, is the Rock of Gibraltar. The North African peak is not predominant, and as such, the identity of Abila Mons has been disputed throughout history. The two most likely peaks are Monte Hacho in Ceuta and Jebel Musa in Morocco.
Caves in southern France. Caves in Santa Barbara, California. Caves in Spain.
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The "Rock" of GibraltarGibraltar is a monolithic limestone promontory located in Gibraltar. The promotory has been hollowed out and fortified as a military defensive position controlling the Strait of Gibraltar over 2 centuries. Gibraltar is a tiny British colony on the southernmost tip of Spain, and is mostly a huge cliff face, looking out across the narrowest part of the Mediterranean Sea. It was captured from the Spanish in 18th century, and at that time had huge strategic importance, as any shipping wishing to go out into the Atlantic Ocean from the Med (or vice versa) would have to pass within range of British cannons. The Spanish have frequently demanded the return of sovereignty of the colony, which has equally frequently been rejected, and the people themselves have expressed the desire to remain British. Happily, the Spanish have refrained from copying the Argentinians' example in the Falklands of invading the place! Gibraltar is home to the only wild apes to be found in Europe (the Barbary Apes), and is featured in the James Bond film ' The Livig Daylights', as the opening sequence is shot there. At the end of the chase, a Land Rover flies off the Rock and crashes into the Straits!
In the 1890s, an advertising agent passed Laurel Hill. After this occurrence, Prudential's logo became the Rock of Gibraltar. In 1985, the logo changed to a plainer version of the Rock of Gibraltar, but by 1989, the original logo returned.