Camp Bay (or El Quarry in

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) is a small rocky

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in the

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. It is located off

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along the territory's west coast overlooking the

Bay of Gibraltar The Bay of Gibraltar ( es, Bahía de Algeciras), is a bay at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula. It is around long by wide, covering an area of some , with a depth of up to in the centre of the bay. It opens to the south into the Strait ...

Parson's Lodge Battery Parson's Lodge Battery is a coastal battery and fort in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. History The Moors had been in Gibraltar, and the Spanish had occupied The Rock for over 250 years. In 1704, the British took possession and, ...

overlooks the northern end of the bay. Camp Bay - panoramic

Artificial reef

Camp Bay is home to what is claimed to be Europe's first

artificial reef An artificial reef is a human-created underwater structure, typically built to promote marine life in areas with a generally featureless bottom, to control erosion, block ship passage, block the use of trawling nets, or improve surfing. Many re ...

. The reef was created by activists who were concerned at the scarcity of

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. The early experiments of floating out and sinking derelict cars merely demonstrated the power of local storms and currents. A second attempt used ships that were no longer required. Some were vessels that would have been abandoned in deep water, but the activists persuaded people to sink them in shallower waters. Significant donations were floating harbours and the large cable ship known as the ''482''. These ships now create a haven for marine life and are a destination for thousands of divers each year.

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