Coastal cape Great Europa Point on Gibraltar’s varied southern terrain.
Great Europa Point, also called Europa Point or Punta Grande de Europa, is a cape in Gibraltar, a territory of the United Kingdom. It lies in the southern part of Gibraltar, about three kilometres south of Gibraltar town. The surrounding area features varied terrain, coasts and caves.
Great Europa Point, also known as Europa Point and Punta Grande de Europa, is a cape in Gibraltar, a territory of the United Kingdom. It is located in the southern part of Gibraltar, approximately three kilometres south of Gibraltar, the country’s capital town. The feature is classified as a cape and lies close to the sea on its southern side. According to elevation data, the highest point in the surrounding area reaches about 393 metres and is situated roughly one kilometre north of Great Europa Point. The wider region around the cape includes coasts and caves, which are described as relatively common within about twenty kilometres, when compared with the average land density reported by GeoNames. Great Europa Point has an elevation of 110 metres. Its coordinates are approximately 36.11597 degrees north latitude and 5.34596 degrees west longitude. The cape is included in the GeoNames database with the identifier 2411567. It lies within the time zone labelled Europe/Gibraltar, using Central European Time with Central European Summer Time during daylight saving. Overall, Great Europa Point represents a notable coastal landform at the southern end of Gibraltar, associated with varied nearby terrain, higher ground to the north, and a landscape that includes both coastal areas and caves.
