Levant (wind)
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The levant is an easterly wind that blows in the western Mediterranean Sea and southern France, an example of mountain-gap wind. In Roussillon it is called "llevant" and in Corsica "levante". In the w
Levant cloud forming against the eastern cliffs of the Rock of Gibraltar.
Levant cloud hanging over the Rock of Gibraltar.
The cap cloud that forms in moist stable easterly winds over the Rock of Gibraltar
The Levanter cloud becoming detached from the crest of the Rock in strong easterly winds
Rock of Gibraltar
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The Rock of Gibraltar is a monolithic limestone mountain 426 m high dominating the western entrance to the Mediterranean Sea at the Strait of Gibraltar. It is situated near the end of a narrow 9-kilom
Levant (wind)
…side, as the moisture rains on the mountains between Algeciras and Tarifa. The winds are well known for creating a particular cloud formation above the Rock of Gibraltar; In Almería, the winds are well known for making the temperatures rise as the wind blows across the desert interior of the province. The Levanter winds…
Western face of the Rock of Gibraltar, in April 2006
The sheer east side of the Rock of Gibraltar
Eastern face, Rock of Gibraltar, in 1880, viewed from N-E