The+Rock+of+Gibraltar


 * The Rock of Gibraltar**

=**Geography**= The Rock of Gibraltar is located on the southern tip of Spain in a small country called Gibraltar. This is part of the United Kingdom surprisingly. Gibraltar is only about 2 1/2 sqr. Miles! The rock the Gibraltar which is right of the countries peninsula and is1,398 ft high and completely made of limestone. In fact, the rock is made out of shale, sandstone, and blue-black limestone. (These rocks are located on the Calatan Bay shale formation) The shale actually contains fossils from the Jurassic era! These fossils include echnoid spines, belmnite fragments, and ammonites.The limestone is made up of (usually) Coral, brachiopods, echnoid fragments, gastropods, pelcypods, and stromatolites. All of these are marine animals that lived long ago. (jurassic era)

The Rock is also a home to the many animals like apes. It is also a big tourist attraction! The monkeys on the rock of Gibraltar are Barbary Apes. A Barbary ape is actually a kind of macaque monkey, but without a tail. The ape population on the rock is the only one in all of Europe! Unlike the ones in North Africa, these adorable apes are thriving. However,that comes with an odd consequence though. These cute, fuzzy apes like food. They like human food. Not only like it, but they will steal it from you any chance they get! There have been many incidences reported of apple theft by the apes. Although The Barbary Apes are in fact monkeys, they are referred to many times as //Barbary Apes//, and //Rock Apes.// Gibraltar also has Calpe, the pillar of Hercules (The other Pillar being Abyla, in Morocco.). The Rock is overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar, so its view is amazing.

= The Moorish Castle =

This castle is a basic relic (and possibly the biggest) Relic from the moorish civilization. (or an occupation, whatever you choose) The civilization lasted for 710 years.