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Strait of Gibraltar
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Strait of Gibraltar
The
Strait of Gibraltar
(, ) is a narrow
strait
that connects the
Atlantic Ocean
to the
Mediterranean Sea
and separates
Gibraltar
and
Peninsular Spain
in
Europe
from
Morocco
and
Ceuta
(
Spain
) in
Africa
. The name comes from the
Rock of Gibraltar
, which in turn originates from the
Arabic
Jebel Tariq
(meaning "Tariq's mountain") named after
Tariq ibn Ziyad
. It is also known as the
Straits of Gibraltar
, the
Gut
of Gibraltar (although this is mostly archaic),
STROG
(
Str
ait
O
f
G
ibraltar) in
naval
use, and in the ancient world as the "
Pillars of Hercules
" (
Ancient Greek
: αἱ Ἡράκλειοι στῆλαι).
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