Strait of Gibraltar
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Strait of Gibraltar is the
strait which separates the
Atlantic Ocean from the
Mediterranean Sea. On the northern side is
Spain and
Gibraltar, on the southern side
Morocco and
Ceuta. Its boundaries were known to antiquity as the
Pillars of Hercules. There are some small islands, like the
disputed Isla Perejil, that is claimed by Spain and Morocco.
The Strait of Gibraltar has a very strategic location. Ships that travel from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean and vice versa, pass through this strait overlooked by the
Rock of Gibraltar. Also, very many people who travel from Europe to Africa and vice versa, travel through this strait.
The depth is 300 m.
For a number of years the Spanish and Moroccan governments have been jointly investigating the feasibility of a tunnel underneath the strait, similar to the
Channel tunnel between
England and
France. A new three-year study for a railway
tunnel was announced in
2003.
External links
About the tunnel plans:
Category:MoroccoCategory:SpainCategory:Mediterranean