Crossing the Strait of Gibraltar

The Strait of Gibraltar lies between the southernmost tip of Spain and the northwest of Africa. It is an important gateway connecting the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean. The narrowest part of the canyon is only 13km, and the widest part in the west of the canyon is 43km. The shallowest water depth is 30 1m, the deepest water depth is 1 18 1m, and the average water depth is about 375m m. The sea speed from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea via the Strait of Gibraltar is 4 kilometers per hour. It was used by Atlantic navigators in the early years, and the exploration fleets of Mediterranean countries frequently passed here and reached the Atlantic Ocean. Today, the Strait of Gibraltar is still an important passage from the Atlantic Ocean to southern Europe, North Africa and West Asia.

2019165438+1October 12 lives in a camp more than 0/00 kilometers away from Gibraltar Strait Pier. RV's in the camp are basically vehicles going to Morocco for the winter, including an English car from France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and other countries. They lived in Morocco for four months and returned to Europe when the weather was warm. This is probably the same as China's old man going to Xishuangbanna for the winter.

Today, with the help of Spanish used car dealers and camp engineers, my inactive Truma fuel heater was repaired. The cost is 48.4 euros. The reason is that a plug is loose. Frozen for five months, it's finally over. Today it is almost in Africa, and it has been repaired. Walking home next spring will not freeze. The three-day trip to Bucharest, the capital of Serbia, was not repaired and solved a heart disease.

02.

Driving from the camp 100 kilometers, you can reach the seaside town of Tarifa in Gibraltar. We think we should stay here for a day and unlock the last continent I haven't been to-Africa tomorrow.

Tarifa is located at the southernmost tip of Spain and the southernmost tip of the European continent. It is near the Atlantic Ocean, and across the Strait of Gibraltar is Morocco in Africa.

Compared with other Spanish cities, Tarifa is another country with white houses and narrow roads, and its urban customs and living habits are Arabic.

There is an old castle by the sea, which is said to have been built by moors.

It only takes about an hour to get to Tangier, Morocco by boat from here. You can apply for a visa on the ship.

There are many foreign friends playing paragliding here, because it's monsoon season, and this is the first time I've watched them play like this at close range. I will try it later.

This is really not Africa. This is the other side of Africa, Tarifa. It takes about an hour to get to Africa by boat from here, but they also have similarities.

03.

Density current in the strait of Gibraltar

The Strait of Gibraltar is a narrow waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Because the Mediterranean region belongs to the Mediterranean climate and is controlled by the subtropical high zone in summer, there is less precipitation and more evaporation. In addition, there are fewer rivers flowing into the Mediterranean. The salinity and density of Mediterranean sea water are higher than those of Atlantic Ocean, but the sea surface of Mediterranean Sea is lower. Therefore, a density current is formed in the Strait of Gibraltar, and the seawater flows eastward below 400 meters and westward below 400 meters, forming a density.

During World War II, German submarines had to pass through the Strait of Gibraltar if they wanted to enter and leave the Mediterranean from the Atlantic Ocean. The Strait of Gibraltar is the dividing line between Europe and Africa, and it is the throat that guards the Mediterranean Sea. It is about 58km long, and its narrowest point is between Spanish Cape Marocchi and Moroccan Cape Cires, and its width is only14km. Didn't German submarines have no chance to get in and out of such a narrow strait, where the Allies stayed during World War II? An important factor to help German submarines enter and leave the Strait of Gibraltar undetected is the ocean current existing in the Strait.