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"Comparisons to Gibraltar"

Gibraltar is synonymous around the world with an impregnable fortress; thus, many locations have been compared to it.

Foreign

 * Luxembourg City became known as the "Gibraltar of the North" after enduring a lengthy siege during the French Revolutionary Wars.


 * During the American Civil War, the city of Vicksburg was so crucial to Confederate control of the Mississippi River that it became known as the "Gibraltar of the Confederacy" or the "Gibraltar of the Mississippi".


 * After its founding in 1778, West Point became known as the "Gibraltar of the Hudson".


 * Fort Monroe, "Gibraltar of the Chesapeake".


 * Caribbean and West Indies?
 * Jamaica, "Gibraltar of the Caribbean".
 * St. Lucia, "Gibraltar of the West Indies".

British
Among military fortresses of the British Empire, St. Lucia