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The 18 pages that link to Strait of Gibraltar, each with the reason it gives.

• Mediterranean SeaRelated: This is the sea’s only natural connection to the global ocean.

• BosporusCompared with: Both are strategic maritime gateways, but Gibraltar links oceans while the Bosporus connects inland seas.

• Iberian PeninsulaRelated: It marks the peninsula’s southern edge and its closest approach to Africa.

• Messinian salinity crisisRelated: Changes to this gateway controlled Atlantic inflow during the crisis.

• CeutaRelated: Ceuta stands at the strait’s southern entrance, beside a major route between the Mediterranean and Atlantic.

• Tariq ibn ZiyadRelated: Tariq crossed this strategic passage with his army in 711.

• Eastern MediterraneanRelated: It is the western gateway through which eastern Mediterranean shipping reaches the Atlantic.

• GibraltarNarrower topic: Gibraltar overlooks the strait’s main maritime passage.

• Afro-EurasiaRelated: Its waters separate Africa and Europe at their closest approach.

• Battle of SagrajasRelated: The Almoravids crossed this passage to join the conflict in Iberia.

• Strait of OtrantoCompared with: Like Otranto, it is a strategic gateway, but between the Mediterranean and Atlantic.

• Alboran SeaBroader topic: This passage carries the Alboran Sea’s two-layer exchange with the Atlantic.

• Continental EuropeRelated: It marks a southern boundary between the European mainland and Africa.

• Mediterranean regionBroader topic: This western gateway links the basin to oceanic routes.

• Pomponius MelaRelated: Mela begins his circuit of the world at the passage between these two seas.

• Tanger MedRelated: The complex occupies a strategic position beside one of the world’s busiest maritime corridors.

• European honey buzzardBroader topic: Honey buzzards concentrate here when crossing between their European and African ranges.

• History of GibraltarRelated: The strait made Gibraltar valuable for monitoring and controlling maritime traffic.