strait of gibraltar

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von strait of gibraltar im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch: cebelitarık boğazı

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von strait of gibraltar im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: A strait between Spain and Morocco, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean; {i} narrow sea passage between Spain and Morocco which links the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea; ancient Fretum Herculeum Channel, connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean. Lying between southernmost Spain and northwesternmost Africa, it is 36 mi (58 km) long and narrows to 8 mi (13 km) between Point Marroquí (Spain) and Point Cires (Morocco). At the strait's eastern extreme, 14 mi (23 km) apart, stand the Pillars of Hercules, which have been identified as the Rock of Gibraltar and Jebel Musa in Ceuta. It has long been of great strategic and economic importance; the strait between Spain and Africa; STROG