Gibraltar, Strait of
- a channel between the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula and North Africa, forming the only outlet of the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic. It is some 60km (38 miles) long and varies in width from 24 km (15 miles) to 40km (25 miles) at its western extremity.直布罗陀海峡（位于伊比利亚半岛南端和北非之间, 是地中海进入大西洋的惟一通道, 长约60公里, 即38英里, 宽度从24公里, 即15英里, 到西端的40公里, 即25英里不等）。