where is the rock of gibraltar located at
Rock of Gibraltar The Rock of Gibraltar, (Latin: Mons Calpe Arabic: جبل طَارِق‎‎, translit. Jabal Ṭāriq, lit. 'Tariq's Mountain'[2]) is a monolithic limestone promontory located in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, near the southwestern tip of Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.[3] It is 426 m (1,398 ft) high. The Rock is Crown property of the United Kingdom, and borders Spain. Most of the Rock's upper area is covered by a nature reserve, which is home to around 300 Barbary macaques. These macaques, as well as a labyrinthine network of tunnels, attract a large number of tourists each year.