Length58,000 m
1.2 billionPlant cells
38,667ATM heights
4.06Strait of Gibraltar widths
East-west through the strait
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Strait of Gibraltar
The narrow passage connecting the Atlantic and the Mediterranean/Oceans & Seas
The Strait of Gibraltar separates Europe (Spain) from Africa (Morocco) at the western end of the Mediterranean Sea. At its narrowest point, the strait is only 14.3 km wide, and it is about 58 km long. The maximum depth is 900 m. The strait is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world, with over 300 ships passing through daily. The two promontories flanking the strait (the Rock of Gibraltar and Jebel Musa) were known in antiquity as the Pillars of Hercules, marking the edge of the known world.
Measurements
Narrowest width14,300 m
446,875SD card lengths
4.3 tenthsEnglish Channel widths
340,476Watch face widths
Europe to Africa at closest point
Maximum depth900 m
1.3 billionRed light wavelengths
8.57Soccer pitches
In the main channel
Rock of Gibraltar height426 m
86.9Garage doors
170Sunflower heights
European pillar
Current speed1.5 m/s
5Conveyor belts
1 thousandthsSounds in water
1.07Swimming humans
Tidal and density-driven current
Sill depth284 m
9,467Olive lengths
8.5 thousandthsEnglish Channel widths
Camarinal Sill, shallowest point