Author: Miss Cellania / Source: Neatorama
Gibraltar is a curious place. It is a small peninsula at the south corner of Spain, at the point where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Mediterranean Sea. Morocco is only eight miles across the water. Gibraltar is a British colony, one of the few remnants of the British Empire, and home to 30,000 people.
The peninsula is just 2.6 square miles, and consists mostly of sand, rock, and scrub. It is not an especially hospitable place, with little fresh water and few natural resources beyond sunshine and beaches. The plant and animal life is also fairly limited, with a few foxes and rabbits and…
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