Levante

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Levante is a strong, warm easterly wind that blows across the Strait of Gibraltar and southern Spain, often bringing dry conditions and rough seas.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Levante canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf easterly wind
regional wind
wind
affectsRegion Alboran Sea
Gibraltar
southern Spain
associatedWith Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
blowsAcross Strait of Gibraltar
canReachCondition gale force
causesCondition difficult navigation
low visibility at sea
rough seas
strong waves
drivenBy pressure gradient between Atlantic and Mediterranean
geographicalContext Iberian Peninsula
Maghreb coast
surface form: North Africa coast
hasDirection east-to-west
influences coastal climate of southern Iberia
local maritime conditions
isPartOf Mediterranean regional wind system
nameMeaning east
nameOriginLanguage Spanish
occursInSeason autumn
spring
winter
relatedTo Mistral
Scirocco
typicalHumidity dry
typicalTemperature warm
typicalWeatherImpact clear skies on Spanish Mediterranean coast
cloud and fog on western side of Strait of Gibraltar
windSpeedRange moderate to strong
windType synoptic-scale wind

How these facts were elicited

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

Tarifa windType Levante
Poniente contrastsWith Levante