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The Strait of Gibraltar [1] is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Europe from Africa. The two continents are separated by 7.7 nautical miles (14.2 kilometers, 8.9 miles) at its narrowest point. [ 2 ]
The Strait of Gibraltar crossing is a hypothetical bridge or tunnel spanning the Strait of Gibraltar (about 14 km or 9 miles at its narrowest point) that would connect Europe and Africa. The governments of Spain and Morocco appointed a joint committee [ 1 ] to investigate the feasibility of linking the two continents in 1979, which resulted in ...
The Gibraltar–Spain border is the international boundary [a] between the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar and the Kingdom of Spain. It is also referred to as " The Fence of Gibraltar " ( Spanish : La verja de Gibraltar ) or simply " The Fence ".
El Estrecho (The Strait) Natural Park (Spanish: Parque Natural del Estrecho) is a natural park in Spain, located on the northern side of the Strait of Gibraltar. The Strait of Gibraltar as seen from space (North is to the left: Spain is on the left and Africa on the right) Cetacea in the strait
The location of Gibraltar within Europe A detailed map of Gibraltar. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Gibraltar: . Gibraltar – British Overseas Territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula of Southeastern Europe overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar between the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. [1]
English: adapted from: Image:Gibraltar map-en.svg. Map created using screenshots of Google Earth satellite imagery from a point of view located at 1.18 km of altitude (available imagery of November 2007); Other references: CIA map; Gibnet map; U.K. MoD map; Locator map: Image:Blank map of South Europe and North Africa.svg (modified) created by ...
The Bay of Gibraltar (Spanish: Bahía de Algeciras, lit. 'Bay of Algeciras'), is a bay at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula . It is around 10 km (6.2 mi) long by 8 km (5.0 mi) wide, covering an area of some 75 km 2 (29 sq mi), with a depth of up to 400 m (1,300 ft) in the centre of the bay.
The Gibraltar Arc is made up of the Baetic Cordillera of Southern Spain and the Rif Mountains of Morocco. These mountains, known to ecologists as the Baetic-Rifan complex, comprise one of the Mediterranean's biodiversity hotspots ; like the Alboran Sea, the Baetic-Rifan complex represents a transition between the Mediterranean and Atlantic ...