Monte Hacho

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Monte Hacho is a small, historically significant mountain in Ceuta, Spain, often identified as one of the legendary Pillars of Hercules at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
mountain ⓘ
associatedWith Pillars of Hercules ⓘ
category Geography of Ceuta ⓘ
Mountains of Spain ⓘ
Pillars of Hercules ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
describedAs one of the legendary Pillars of Hercules ⓘ
elevation approximately 204 metres ⓘ
approximately 670 feet ⓘ
governedBy Autonomous City of Ceuta ⓘ
linked to: Ceuta

Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
hasClimate Mediterranean climate ⓘ
hasCoordinate approximate latitude 35.90° N ⓘ
approximate longitude 5.30° W ⓘ
hasCulturalRole symbol of Ceuta ⓘ
hasFeature road access to summit ⓘ
viewpoints over Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
hasMilitaryHistory site of coastal batteries ⓘ
used by various powers controlling Ceuta ⓘ
hasOnTop Fortaleza del Hacho ⓘ
military installations ⓘ
historicalSignificance strategic military position controlling access to the Mediterranean ⓘ
knownFor historical fortifications ⓘ
panoramic views of Gibraltar and the Moroccan coast ⓘ
locatedIn Ceuta ⓘ
Iberian cultural sphere ⓘ
locatedNear Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
locatedOn African shore of the Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
north coast of Africa ⓘ
mythologicalAssociation entrance to the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
nearbyCity Ceuta ⓘ
nearbyWaterBody Alboran Sea ⓘ
overlooks Bay of Ceuta ⓘ
Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
partOf Spanish North Africa ⓘ
autonomous city of Ceuta ⓘ
linked to: Ceuta
tourism visited for historical interest ⓘ
visited for scenic views ⓘ
usedFor coastal defense ⓘ
military observation ⓘ
vegetationType Mediterranean scrub ⓘ

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