Strait of Gibraltar
strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea
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Summary
Strait of Gibraltar is a strait[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of strait entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,472 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Spain[3], United Kingdom[4], Morocco[5]
- Named after: Gibraltar[6]
- Basin country: Spain[7], Gibraltar[8], Morocco[9]
- Part of: Mediterranean Sea[10]
- Commons category: Strait of Gibraltar[11]
- Located in/on physical feature: Atlantic Ocean[12], Mediterranean Sea[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Strait of Gibraltar[14]
- Commons gallery: Strait of Gibraltar[15]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[16], Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition[17], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[18], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[21], Meyer’s Universum, Zehnter Band[22]
- Native label: Estrecho de Gibraltar[23], the Strait of Gibraltar[24]
- Different from: Gibraltar[25]
- Length: 59 km[26]
- Width: 14.3 km[27]
- Connects with: Mediterranean Sea[28], Atlantic Ocean[29]
- Vertical depth: 1000 m[30]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[31]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of the Strait of Gibraltar[32]
Why It Matters
Strait of Gibraltar has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]