History of Gibraltar the narrowest points in the Mediterranean, only from the coast of Morocco in North Africa. Its position on the bay makes it an advantageous natural anchorage for ships. As one writer has put it, "whoever controls Gibraltar also controls the movement of ships into and out of the Mediterranean. In terms of military and naval power, few places have a more strategic location than Gibraltar." The territory's area measures only . Most of the land area is occupied by the steeply sloping Rock of Gibraltar which reaches a height of . The town of Gibraltar lies at the base of
18th South African Parliament which existed prior to 1994. The first column is the name of the Electoral Division. The second is the province (abbreviated to CP, Nat, OFS and Tvl respectively). The third is the name of the MP. The fourth column is the MPs party. 18th South African Parliament This is a list of the members of the 18th South African Parliament, who served in the House of Assembly. They were elected in the South African general election, 1981 on 29 April 1981. This was the eighteenth general election since the unification of the country in 1910 and the sixth since a