Strait of Gibraltar (IMAGE)

Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon

Strait of Gibraltar

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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.

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