About Strait of Gibraltar:
- It is the body of water separating Europe from Africa and connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the west with the Mediterranean Sea in the east.
- It is located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula.
- Bordering Countries: It is bordered by Spain and the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar in the north and by the African country of Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in the south.
- It is the only natural link between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea and is one of the busiest waterways in the world.
- Until the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, the Strait of Gibraltar was the only means of oceanic access to and from the Mediterranean Sea.
- An important port located on the Strait of Gibraltar is the Moroccan port of Tanger-Med, near Tangier.
