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Gibraltar, Rock of (mountain) |
Note: Limestone shale ridge located on E end of Strait of Gibraltar; with narrow isthmus linking it to Spain, forms the peninsula & British crown colony of Gibraltar; has long been famous as a symbol of stability. |
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| Gibraltar, Rock of (preferred,C,V)
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| Rock of Gibraltar (C,V,display)
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| The Rock (C,V)
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| Jabal Ṭāriq (H,O)
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............ | Arabic for "Mount Tarik," after 8th cen. Moorish conquerer, name also applied to entire peninsula |
| Calpe (H,O)
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............ | ancient |
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