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Description STS059-238-074 Strait of Gibraltar.jpg |
Español:
Estrecho de Gibraltar y Mar de Alborán
English:
The
Strait of Gibraltar
provides a natural physical barrier between the countries of
Spain
(north) and
Morocco
(south). In geologic terms, the 10-mile (16-kilometer) strait that separates the two countries, as well as Europe and Africa, is located where the two major tectonic plates—the Eurasian Plate and the African Plate—collide. This high-oblique, northeast-looking photograph shows the mountainous northern coast of Morocco and the coastal mountains of southern Spain, including the dagger-shaped, snow-covered Sierra Nevada Mountains of southeastern Spain. The Guadalquivir River flows from east to west along the base of the Sierra Morena Mountains in southern Spain. The famous British city of
Gibraltar
is located on the wedge-shaped peninsula on the east side of the bay in the southernmost protrusion of Spain. The city of
Ceuta
is a Spanish enclave on the extreme northeastern coast of Morocco. Ceuta, a free port with a large harbor, has remained under Spanish control since 1580.
Norsk nynorsk:
Satelittfoto frå
NASA
med
Den iberiske halvøya
til venstre (nord) og
Maghreb
til høgre (sør). Vi ser
Middelhavet
i bakgrunnen og
Atlanterhavet
nedst til venstre i forgrunnen. Innsnevringa mellom Atlanterhavet og Middelhavet er Gibraltarsundet.
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Español:
Estrecho de Gibraltar
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