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Calpe (kăl`pē), ancient name, possibly Phoenician in origin, of Gibraltar Gibraltar , British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 27,900), 2.5 sq mi (6.5 sq km), on a narrow, rocky peninsula extending into the Mediterranean Sea from SW Spain. Most of the peninsula is occupied by the

Rock of Gibraltar (Lat.
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. It is one of the Pillars of Hercules Pillars of Hercules, ancient mythological name for promontories flanking the east entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar. They are usually identified with Gibraltar in Europe and with Mt. Acha at Ceuta in Africa.
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, at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar.


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