Calpe (disambiguation)
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Calpe may also refer to:
- Calpe is the Spanish language name of Calp, a coastal town located in the comarca of Marina Alta, Valencia, Spain
- Calpe (monolith), also known as the Rock of Gibraltar or Mons Calpe, a monolithic limestone promontory located in Gibraltar. It was one of the Pillars of Hercules
- GibraltarGibraltarGibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region...
- Calpe is an ancient name for Gibraltar, taken from the promontory. It still appears in names and in the motto "Montis Insignia Calpe" which is traditionally placed on the Coat of Arms of Gibraltar - Calpe Hunt or Royal Calpe Hunt, a hunt club based in Gibraltar, which existed during the 19th and 20th centuries
- Calpe (Bithynia), a location in Thrace in Asia Minor
- HMS CalpeHMS CalpeTwo ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Calpe: was a 14-gun sloop, formerly the Spanish San Josef. She was captured in 1800 and sold in 1802. was a Hunt-class Type II destroyer launched in 1941. She was transferred to the Royal Danish Navy in 1952 as the Rolfe Krake, and was sold for...
, the name of two ships of the Royal Navy - Espasa Calpe, a Spanish book publisher