Sunday, March 20, 2011

Greetings from Gibraltar

Greetings from Gibraltar

Gibraltar from Spanish Coast
Entrance to Town
Hackney Carriage
Main Street
The Fountain
Frontier Gates

postmarked in 1960 with a Gibraltar 'Coaling Wharf' stamp

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Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located at the entrance of the Mediterranean. The territory itself is a peninsula of 6.843 square kilometres (2.642 sq mi) that is connected to the north of Spain with a narrow strip of land. 

It has a Subtropical-Mediterranean climate with mild winters and warm summers. Rain occurs mainly in winter, with summer being generally dry. Its average annual temperature is 18 °C (64 °F): about 21 °C (70 °F) during the day and 15 °C (59 °F) at night. In the coldest month - January, the temperature ranges from 11–18 °C (52–64 °F) during the day and 9–14 °C (48–57 °F) at night.

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