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Gibraltar Geography 1996

Affiliation:

(dependent territory of the UK)

Location:

Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southern coast of Spain

Map references:

Europe

Area:

total area:

6.5 sq km

land area:

6.5 sq km

comparative area:

about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Land boundaries:

total 1.2 km, Spain 1.2 km

Coastline:

12 km

Maritime claims:

territorial sea:

3 nm

International disputes:

source of occasional friction between Spain and the UK

Climate:

Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers

Terrain:

a narrow coastal lowland borders The Rock

Natural resources:

negligible

Land use:

arable land:

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

forest and woodland:

other:

100%

Irrigated land:

NA sq km

Environment:

current issues:

limited natural freshwater resources, so large concrete or natural rock water catchments collect rain water

natural hazards:

international agreements:

Note:

strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea

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