The mountain of Gibraltar is situated in 36° 9' north latitude, and in 5° east longitude from Greenwich. It is the promontory which, with that of Ceuta upon the opposite Coast of Barbary, forms the entrance of the Straits of Gibraltar from the Mediterranean; and Europa Point, which is the part of the mountain that advances most towards Africa, is generally regarded as the most southern promontory in Europe. The form of this mountain is oblong; its summit a sharp craggy ridge; its direction is nearly from north to south; and its greatest length, in that direction, falls very little short of three miles. Its breadth varies with the indentations of the shore, but it no where exceeds three quarters of mile. The line of its ridge is undulated, and the two extremes are somewhat higher than its centre.