Gibraltars

Gibraltars is a plural form of Gibraltar used in some contexts to refer to multiple rock-like features or fortified promontories that resemble the Rock of Gibraltar. The term is not standard in geography and has no formal designation; when encountered, it is typically used descriptively or fictionally rather than as an official placename.

The name Gibraltar itself derives from the Arabic Jabal Tariq, 'mountain of Tariq', and the plural Gibraltars borrows the root. The plural usage may appear in ethnographic, historical, or literary discussions to denote several sites sharing similar strategic or physical characteristics.

In practice, Gibraltars would refer to cliffs, capes, or rock fortifications that function as prominent landmarks or chokepoints along coastlines. They may have features such as high cliffs, natural harbors, or fortifications perched on promontories.

The term has appeared in some works of fiction, travel writing, or maps of fictional geographies to evoke the sense of a cluster of such formations or to nod to the historical significance of the Rock of Gibraltar.

No official list of Gibraltars exists; references are episodic and context-specific. Gibraltars remains an informal or literary toponym rather than a formal geographic term.