The international geography . 877. 75,900 65000 64,500 58,200 52,900 52^00 47, 1887. 84,00062,50061,70060,50058,300 62,,800 1897. 86,245 70,177 60,004 ,62468,74657, ImportsExports ANNUAL TRADE {in pounds sterling). 1866-70. 1881-85. 18,128,000 31,244,400 • 12,388,000 27,704,000 1890-94. 35,088,000 32,096,000 n.—GIBRALTAR By Sir R. Laimbert Playfair. Gibraltar.—The celebrated fortress of Gibraltar is situated on a rockypromontory which rises to the height of 1,396 feet. The town is on the west side, the east and south sidesare very rugged and almost per-pend
The international geography . 877. 75,900 65000 64,500 58,200 52,900 52^00 47, 1887. 84,00062,50061,70060,50058,300 62,,800 1897. 86,245 70,177 60,004 ,62468,74657, ImportsExports ANNUAL TRADE {in pounds sterling). 1866-70. 1881-85. 18,128,000 31,244,400 • 12,388,000 27,704,000 1890-94. 35,088,000 32,096,000 n.—GIBRALTAR By Sir R. Laimbert Playfair. Gibraltar.—The celebrated fortress of Gibraltar is situated on a rockypromontory which rises to the height of 1,396 feet. The town is on the west side, the east and south sidesare very rugged and almost per-pendicular. The northern side,fronting the narrow isthmus orneutral ground connecting it withSpain, is precipitous and difficultof access. The circumference issix miles, the length three miles,and the area 1,266 acres. InFig. Strait of Gibraltar. ancient times this was Calpe, the European side of the Pillars of Hercules, the African one being rock now bears the name of its Arab conqueror—Jebel Tarik, or. Portugal 379
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