La LÃÂnea de la Concepción beachfront from Queen Elizabeth in Gibraltar. In the middle distance is the runway for the `island` port of which which also acts as the main road to and from the Spanish border. La LÃÂnea de la Concepción, more often referred to as La LÃÂnea is a town in Spain, in the province of Cádiz in Andalucia. It lies on the eastern isthmus of the Bay of Gibraltar, north of the Gibraltarââ¬âSpain border, which lies north of the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, with which it has close economic and social links. It is situated on the sandy isthmus which unites the Rock of Gibraltar with the coast in the eastern flank of the Bay of Gibraltar, between Sierra Carbonera and the Rock of Gibraltar. La LÃÂnea is a major supplier of fruit and vegetables to Gibraltar; other industries include the manufacture of cork, liquor, and fish paste. It also had an important military garrison with substantial fortifications and a port.
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