strait of gibraltar

     

The Strait of Gibraltar (Arabic: مضيق جبل طارق, Spanish: Estrecho e Gibraltar) is the strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Spain from Morocco. The name comes from Gibraltar, which in turn originates from the Arabic Jebel Tariq (جبل طارق) meaning mountain of Tariq. It refers to the Ummayad Berber general Tariq ibn-Ziyad who led the Islamic conquest of Hispania in 711. It is also known as the Straits of Gibraltar or STROG (Strait Of Gibraltar), the latter being in naval use.

Trivia about strait of gibraltar

  • The Latin name of this waterway is Fretum Herculeum
  • Between Europe & Morocco
  • Two huge rocks called the Pillars of Hercules flank the eastern entrance to this strait
  • In 711 a large Muslim army crossed this strait & defeated Roderick, the last Visigoth king of Spain
  • This strait runs through the Pillars of Hercules
  • To reach the Bay of Tangier, head straight through this strait
  • A westerly flowing undercurrent removes salty water from the Mediterranean via this strait
  • This westernmost strait helps keep the Mediterranean Sea from becoming a shrinking salt lake
  • The city of Tangier lies at the western end of this strait
  • Channel that's between the 2 land masses the Romans called "The Pillars of Hercules"
  • This 36-mile-long body of water separates southernmost Spain from the northern coast of Africa
  • The straight dope is it's the strait indicated here

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