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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_73603" /> == | |||
<p> A promontory of rock, in the S. of Spain, about 2 m. square and over 1400 ft. in height, connected with the mainland by a spit of sand, forming a strong fortress, with a town of the name at the foot of it on the W. side, and with the Strait of [[Gibraltar]] on the S., which at its narrowest is 15 m. broad; the rock above the town is a network of batteries, mounted with heavy cannon, and the town itself is a trade entrepôt for N. Africa; the rock has been held as a stronghold by the British since 1704. </p> | <p> A promontory of rock, in the S. of Spain, about 2 m. square and over 1400 ft. in height, connected with the mainland by a spit of sand, forming a strong fortress, with a town of the name at the foot of it on the W. side, and with the [[Strait]] of [[Gibraltar]] on the S., which at its narrowest is 15 m. broad; the rock above the town is a network of batteries, mounted with heavy cannon, and the town itself is a trade entrepôt for N. Africa; the rock has been held as a stronghold by the British since 1704. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_73603"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/gibraltar Gibraltar from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_73603"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/gibraltar Gibraltar from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:00, 12 October 2021
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [1]
A promontory of rock, in the S. of Spain, about 2 m. square and over 1400 ft. in height, connected with the mainland by a spit of sand, forming a strong fortress, with a town of the name at the foot of it on the W. side, and with the Strait of Gibraltar on the S., which at its narrowest is 15 m. broad; the rock above the town is a network of batteries, mounted with heavy cannon, and the town itself is a trade entrepôt for N. Africa; the rock has been held as a stronghold by the British since 1704.
