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    Cape Spartel (Arabic: رأس سبارطيل, Moroccan Arabic: أشبرتال, French: Cap Spartel, Spanish: Cabo Espartel) is a promontory in Morocco about 1,000 feet (300 m)...
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    The Battle of Cape Spartel was an indecisive naval battle between a Franco-Spanish fleet under Admiral Luis de Córdova y Córdova and a British fleet under...
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    Sea as a line that joins Cape Trafalgar to the north with Cape Spartel to the south. The most prominent structure on the cape is a 34 m (112 ft) lighthouse...
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  • Spartel Bank or Majuán Bank is a submerged former island located in the Strait of Gibraltar near Cape Spartel and the Spartel Sill. Its highest point...
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  • The Battle of Cape Spartel (Cabo Espartel in Spanish) was a naval battle of the Spanish Civil War that broke the Republican naval blockade of the Strait...
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    of the Jebel Kebir hill facing the Strait of Gibraltar, between the Cape Spartel reserve to its west and the Jebel Kebir Royal Palace to its east. It...
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    the Jebala people. This mountainous and fertile area is bordered by Cape Spartel and Tangier to the west, by Berkane and the Moulouya River to the east...
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    served as Keppel's flagship at Ushant, Howe's flagship at Cape Spartel and Jervis's flagship at Cape St Vincent. After 1824, she was relegated to the role...
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    Mozambique Cape Delgado, Mozambique Cape Juby, Morocco Cape Malabata, Morocco Cape Spartel, Morocco Cape of Good Hope, South Africa Ras ben Sakka, Tunisia...
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    The Caves of Hercules is an archaeological cave complex located in Cape Spartel, Morocco. Situated 14 kilometres (9 mi) west of Tangier, the popular tourist...
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    ancient visitors. The Caves of Hercules, where he supposedly rested on Cape Spartel during his labors, remain one today.[citation needed] Tingis came under...
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  • between Cape Spartel and the Algarve, as there was news that a frigate from Algiers, possibly the same one that had captured the Cisne, sailed near Cape St...
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    of Gibraltar in October, and the encounter with the allied fleet off Cape Spartel. He afterwards succeeded Sir John Jervis in command of Foudroyant, and...
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    shipping containers in the port of Tangier; lighthouse and trees on Cape Spartel in Tangier Mohammed VI and electrotype 200 2012 2012 For table standards...
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    such as Herodotus, regarded the whole of the North African littoral, to Cape Spartel in Morocco, as "Libya". Later, the Romans organized the region the provinces...
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  • Talavera Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza Guinea Cerro Muriano Cape Spartel Seseña Madrid Ciudad Universitaria 1st Corunna Road Villarreal Ursula...
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    cargo ships 60 leagues off Cape St. Vincent. In 1782 he battled the Royal Navy to a stalemate at the Battle of Cape Spartel, but failed to prevent the...
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    Siege of Gibraltar and she fought in the brief and indecisive Battle of Cape Spartel.[citation needed] In 1795, she was modified by the addition of extra...
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    Earl Howe's fleet in 1782 and took part in the indecisive Battle of Cape Spartel. Jervis was promoted commodore and hoisted his broad pennant in the 50-gun...
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    The Battle of Cape Palos, also known as the Second Battle of Cape Palos, was the biggest naval battle of the Spanish Civil War, fought on the night of...
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    Zsibó Saint Gotthard Trenčín Kölesd Kassa Nagymajtény Naval battles Vigo Bay Cap de la Roque Cape Spartel Málaga Cabrita Point Beachy Head Lizard Point...
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  •  Malta Xwieni Bay, Marsalforn Żebbuġ, Gozo 36°05′N  Morocco Cape Spartel 35°55′N  Cyprus Cape Apostolos Andreas 35°42′N  India Kilik Pass, Jammu and Kashmir...
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    south of the equator. The limit of Ptolemy's knowledge in the west is Cape Spartel (35° 48′ N); while he does assume that the coast eventually retreats...
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    his flagship early in 1797, and as such the ship fought at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent on 14 February, in which she had one man wounded. In March Captain...
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    extremities of Cape Trafalgar (Spain) and Cape Spartel (Africa)". Defined by IHO as "A line running Southeastward from Cape Palmas in Liberia to Cape Lopez (0°38′S...
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    Talavera Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza Guinea Cerro Muriano Cape Spartel Seseña Madrid Ciudad Universitaria 1st Corunna Road Villarreal Ursula...
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    the time she took part in the relief of Gibraltar and the Battle of Cape Spartel. Following these engagements Hunter was appointed to his first command...
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    expanding from Melwiyya River and Ras Kebdana in the East to Tangier and Cape Spartel in the West. Also, the region extends from the Mediterranean in the south...
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    Talavera Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza Guinea Cerro Muriano Cape Spartel Seseña Madrid Ciudad Universitaria 1st Corunna Road Villarreal Ursula...
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    resumed his voyage and by 8 July the British fleet was rejoined off Cape Spartel by the two ships with news of the Spanish fleets departure from Barcelona...
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