Gibraltar: Rock, Not Mountain Range

There is no "Gibraltar mountain range" in Europe.

• The Rock of Gibraltar: A 426 m (1,398 ft) limestone promontory, a British Overseas Territory on the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula.
• Geology: Jurassic limestone, uplifted by African-Eurasian plate collision. Part of the Betic Cordillera (southern Spain) / Rif (Morocco) orogenic system—but the Rock itself is an isolated massif.
• Surroundings: North: Spanish town La Línea de la Concepción. East: Mediterranean. West: Bay of Gibraltar / Strait of Gibraltar. South: Strait → Africa (14 km).

The term "Gibraltar range" is sometimes misapplied to the nearby Sierra Carbonera or Serranía de Ronda, but the Rock stands alone.