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Strait of Gibraltar
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The Strait of Gibraltar, also known as the Straits of Gibraltar, is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Europe from Africa. The two continents are s
The Strait of Gibraltar as seen from space. The Iberian Peninsula is on the left and the Maghreb is on the right.
The Strait of Gibraltar as seen from space. The Iberian Peninsula is on the left and the Maghreb is on the right.
Europe (left) and Africa (right)
Europe (left) and Africa (right)
A view across the Strait of Gibraltar taken from the hills above Tarifa, Spain
A view across the Strait of Gibraltar taken from the hills above Tarifa, Spain
The Strait of Gibraltar with the Mediterranean Sea in upper right. Internal waves (marked with arrows) are caused by water flowing through the Strait
The Strait of Gibraltar with the Mediterranean Sea in upper right. Internal waves (marked with arrows) are caused by water flowing through the Strait (bottom left, top right).
Messinian salinity crisis
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The Messinian salinity crisis was an event in which the Mediterranean Sea went into a cycle of partial or nearly complete desiccation throughout the latter part of the Messinian age of the Miocene epo
Artistic interpretation of the Mediterranean geography during its evaporative drawdown, after complete disconnection from the Atlantic. The rivers car
Artistic interpretation of the Mediterranean geography during its evaporative drawdown, after complete disconnection from the Atlantic. The rivers carved deep gorges in the exposed continental margins; the concentration of salt in the remaining water bodies led to rapid precipitation of the salt. The inset evokes the transit of mammals (e.g. camels and mice) from Africa to Iberia across the exposed Gibraltar Strait.
Cones of gypsum, which formed on the sea floor as a result of evaporation. Evaporation of one metre of seawater precipitates around 1 mm of gypsum.
Cones of gypsum, which formed on the sea floor as a result of evaporation. Evaporation of one metre of seawater precipitates around 1 mm of gypsum.
The scale of gypsum formation in the Sorbas Basin (Yesares member). The upward-growing cones suggest precipitation on the sea floor (not within sedime
The scale of gypsum formation in the Sorbas Basin (Yesares member). The upward-growing cones suggest precipitation on the sea floor (not within sediments).