The earth is flat ? Strait of Gibraltar, view from Tangier morocco to spain, Tariffa,

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Amazing(nice) shot of the Strait of Gibraltar. with a ship crossing the strait, in front of Tarifa on the shore of south spain. filmed from a location behind Tangier, called Rahala, morocco. not agadir, marrakech, rabat , casablanca The Strait of Gibraltar (Arabic: مضيق جبل طارق, Spanish: Estrecho de Gibraltar) is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Gibraltar and Spain in Europe from Morocco in Africa. The name comes from the Rock of Gibraltar, which in turn originates from the Arabic Jebel Tariq (meaning "Tariq's mountain"[1]) named after Tariq ibn Ziyad. The Arab name for the Strait is Bab el-Zakat, meaning "Gate of Charity". It is also known as the Straits of Gibraltar, or STROG (Strait Of Gibraltar), in naval use[2] and as the "Pillars of Hercules" (Greek: Ηράκλειες Στήλες)[3] in the ancient world. Europe and Africa are separated by 7.7 nautical miles (14.3 km; 8.9 mi) of ocean at the strait's narrowest point. The Strait's depth ranges between 300 and 900 metres (160 and 490 fathoms; 980 and 3,000 ft)[4] which possibly interacted with the lower mean sea level of the last major glaciation 20,000 years before present[5] when the level of the sea was believed to be lower by 110--120 m (60--66 fathoms; 360--390 ft).[6] Ferries cross between the two continents every day in as little as 35 minutes. The Spanish side of the Strait is protected under El Estrecho Natural Park. Contents [hide] 1 Location 1.1 Extent 2 Geology 3 Important Bird Area 4 History 5 Communications 5.1 Tunnel across the strait 6 Special flow and wave patterns 6.1 Inflow and outflow 6.2 Internal waves 7 Power generation 8 See also 9 References and notes 10 External links [edit]Location Africa (right, on horizon) and Europe (left) from Gibraltar. On the northern side of the Strait are Spain and Gibraltar (a British overseas territory in the Iberian Peninsula), while on the southern side are Morocco and Ceuta (a Spanish exclave in North Africa). Its boundaries were known in antiquity as the Pillars of Hercules. There are several islets, such as the disputed Isla Perejil, that are claimed by both Morocco and Spain.[7] Due to its location, the Strait is commonly used for illegal immigration from Africa to Europe.[8] [edit]Extent The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Strait of Gibraltar as follows On the West. A line joining Cape Trafalgar to Cape Spartel. On the East. A line joining Europa Point to P. Almina (35°54′N 5°18′W). [edit]Geology Some studies have proposed the possibility of erecting tidal power generating stations within the strait, to be powered from the predictable current at the strait. In the 1920s and 1930s, the Atlantropa project proposed damming the strait to generate large amounts of electricity and lower the sea level of the Mediterranean by several hundreds of meters to create large new lands for settlement.[20] Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Strait of Gibraltar Climate Control Requires a Dam at the Strait of Gibraltar — American Geophysical Union, 1997. Accessed 26 February 2006. Gone 12 February 2010. Dam design at .gif Building the dam and letting the Mediterranean Sea completely evaporate would raise Sea Level 15 meters over 1,000 years. Evaporating the first 100 meters or so would raise Sea Level 1 meter in about 100 years.