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Gibraltar, Strait of (strait) |
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Lat: 35 57 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 35.9500 decimal degrees |
Long: 005 36 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -5.6000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located between Spain and Africa, connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean; the constant current flowing east balances evaporation from the Mediterranean. |
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Gibraltar, Strait of (preferred,C,V)
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Strait of Gibraltar (C,V,display)
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Straits of Gibraltar (C,O)
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Gibilterra (C,V)
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Estrecho de Gibraltar (C,V)
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Détroit de Gibraltar (C,V)
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Bab al Zakak (C,V)
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Bab al-Zakak (C,V)
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Fretum Gaditanum (H,O)
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............ | Roman |
Gaditan Strait (H,O)
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Fretum Herculeum (H,O)
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............ | Roman |
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