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Gibraltar and Malta: Britain’s Old World Gateways
National Geographic surveys Gibraltar and Malta as strategic British anchors in the Mediterranean. The article recounts Gibraltar’s multiethnic street life and fortifications, and Malta’s shift from historic semaphore hub to a modern aerial and naval base guarding sea lanes and imperial reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNY
Mediterranean
Malta
Rock of Gibraltar
Strait of Gibraltar
Giraltar
London
Gibraltar
Madrid
Malaga
Cadiz
Gaberdines
Senegal
Canton
Spain
British Territory
Nes
India
Australia
Far East
Suez Canal
Great Britain
Africa
Europe
Sicily
Gozo
Comino
Cominotto
Filfla