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The Strait of Gibraltar separates Europe and Africa by fourteen km

Connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, the strait narrows to fourteen kilometres.

At its narrowest point between Point Marroqui in Spain and Point Cires in Morocco, travellers can easily see across to the opposite continent. The strait features a surface inflow of Atlantic water into the Mediterranean to replace evaporated sea water. Ancient writers referred to the surrounding heights as the Pillars of Hercules.

Strait of Gibraltar (MODIS 2017-08-21) — Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC · Public domain · source

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, the strait narrows to fourteen kilometres. The figure is taken from Encyclopaedia Britannica, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a world geography fact?: Yes. It sits on the World Geography shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.