Strait of Gibraltar

The Strait of Gibraltar lies between Spain and Gibraltar in Europe and Morocco in Africa. It connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. The Strait is 7.7 miles wide at its narrowest point. This image is from Hammond's Unabridged Atlas & Gazeteer of the World, published by C. S. Hammond & Co., Inc., New York, 1924, page 42. (Collections of Penobscot Marine Museum)