Admiralty Tunnel
Admiralty Tunnel is a tunnel in Gibraltar. The tunnel was used for the purpose of bringing stone from the east side. During the Second World War the tunnel contained an operations centre where Dwight Eisenhower planned Operation Torch. As of 2013, the operations centre is used to house a secure data facility.
View down the tunnel | |
| Overview | |
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| Location | Gibraltar |
| Coordinates | 36.129634°N 5.352938°W |
| Status | private |
| Operation | |
| Constructed | Cochrane Ltd |
| Owner | Government of Gibraltar |
| Operator | Continent 8 |
| Technical | |
| Length | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) |
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