Strait of Gibraltar

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strait waterway

The Strait of Gibraltar is the narrow waterway between southern Spain and northern Morocco that links the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea and separates Europe from Africa.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Strait of Gibraltar maritime corridor 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf strait ⓘ
waterway ⓘ
borderOf Gibraltar ⓘ
surface form: British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar

Morocco ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
connects Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
countryOnNorthernShore Spain ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOnSouthernShore Morocco ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
etymology name derived from Arabic Jabal Tariq ⓘ
hasCityOnShore Algeciras ⓘ
Ceuta ⓘ
Gibraltar ⓘ
Tangier ⓘ
Tarifa ⓘ
hasCurrent deep outflow from Mediterranean to Atlantic ⓘ
surface inflow from Atlantic to Mediterranean ⓘ
hasFerryRoute Algeciras ⓘ
surface form: Algeciras–Ceuta

Algeciras–Tangier Med ⓘ
Tangier ⓘ
surface form: Tarifa–Tangier
historicalName Pillars of Hercules ⓘ
isMajorRouteFor container ships ⓘ
international shipping ⓘ
oil tankers ⓘ
length about 37 miles ⓘ
about 60 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn between Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
between Iberian Peninsula and African continent ⓘ
between southern Spain and northern Morocco ⓘ
maximumDepth over 2950 feet ⓘ
over 900 meters ⓘ
maximumWidth about 27 miles ⓘ
about 44 kilometers ⓘ
minimumWidth about 13 kilometers ⓘ
about 8 miles ⓘ
namedAfter Gibraltar ⓘ
nearbyLandmark Pillars of Hercules ⓘ
Gibraltar ⓘ
surface form: Rock of Gibraltar
oceanographicFeature main exchange point of water masses between Atlantic and Mediterranean ⓘ
site of strong tidal currents ⓘ
partOf boundary between Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
sea route between Europe and Americas ⓘ
sea route between Europe and West Africa ⓘ
region North Atlantic area ⓘ
surface form: North Atlantic

Western Mediterranean ⓘ
separates Africa ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
strategicImportance controls access to Mediterranean Sea from Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
key chokepoint for global maritime trade ⓘ

Referenced by (28)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Algeciras–Tangier Med → belongsToMaritimeArea → Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Strait of Gibraltar maritime corridor
northern Morocco → bordersBodyOfWater → Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern Morocco
Mediterranean Sea → connectedBy → Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
Western Mediterranean → connectedBy → Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
Alboran Sea → connectedVia → Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
Gulf of Cádiz → connectedVia → Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
Vandals → crossed → Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
Algeciras–Tangier Med → crosses → Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea → hasInflow → Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea → hasOutflow → Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
Moorish Castle → hasViewOf → Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
Ceuta → locatedIn → Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
Pillars of Hercules → locatedIn → Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
Algeciras → locatedNear → Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
Gulf of Cádiz → locatedNear → Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
Algeciras → locatedNear → Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
subject surface form: Port of Algeciras
Gibraltar → locatedOn → Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
Tarifa → locatedOn → Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
Tangier → locatedOnBodyOfWater → Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
Mediterranean U-boat campaign → location → Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
Battle of Lagos → near → Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
Cadiz → near → Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
subject surface form: Cádiz
Europa Point → overlooks → Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
Pillars of Hercules → relatedTo → Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
Ceuta → separatedBy → Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula → separatedBy → Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
Non plus ultra → traditionalLocation → Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ