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This strait separates the Iberian Peninsula of Europe from northwest Africa. It is traditionally marked by two rocks, the Pillars of Hercules: the Rock of Gibraltar in Europe and Ceuta in Africa, but its narrowest point--about 15 kilometers--is further west. The strait is about 40 kilometers long and has a surface current from west to east. The strait connects the Atlantic Ocean proper with the Mediterranean Sea.
1. Also called, in Arabic, the Strait (Bab) al-Zakak.