the strait(s) of gibraltar
1Strait of Gibraltar — The Strait of Gibraltar (Arabic: مضيق جبل طارق, Spanish: Estrecho de Gibraltar ) is the strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Spain from Morocco. The name comes from Gibraltar, which in turn originates… …
2Gibraltar (disambiguation) — Gibraltar can refer to:* Gibraltar, a British overseas territory on the South of the Iberian Peninsula where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean ** The Strait of Gibraltar, at the western end of the Mediterranean Sea ** The Bay of… …
3Gibraltar Bridge — The Gibraltar Bridge is a conceptual structure spanning the Strait of Gibraltar that would connect Europe to Africa. [ [http://dsc.discovery.com/tv schedules/special.html?paid=1.403.30405.0.0 Engineering the Impossible] ] Several engineers have… …
4Gibraltar Barbary Macaques — ).The Barbary Macaque is considered Gibraltar s unofficial national animal.OriginSome scientists believe the Barbary Macaques were first introduced to Gibraltar from North Africa by the Moors (who occupied southern Iberia, including Spain and… …
5strait — n 1 Strait, sound, channel, passage, narrows can all denote a long and comparatively narrow stretch of water connecting two larger bodies. Strait, often as the plural straits with either singular or plural construction, denotes a relatively short …
6Strait — Strait, n.; pl. {Straits}. [OE. straight, streit, OF. estreit, estroit. See {Strait}, a.] 1. A narrow pass or passage. [1913 Webster] He brought him through a darksome narrow strait To a broad gate all built of beaten gold. Spenser. [1913… …
7Gibraltar Ornithological & Natural History Society — The Gibraltar Ornithological Natural History Society ( GONHS ), founded in 1976, is a non governmental, membership based organisation committed to research into and conservation of nature in Gibraltar and the region of the Strait of Gibraltar. It …
8The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen timeline — The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is an ongoing graphic novel series written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Kevin O Neill. The primary commentator on the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen series (hereto after in this article referred to as… …
9The Astronauts — (in Polish Astronauci ) is the first science fiction novel by Polish writer Stanisław Lem published as a book, in 1951. (The sci fi novel The Man from Mars was serialized in a weekly during 1946.) To write the novel, Lem received advance payment… …
10Gibraltar — Gibraltarian /ji brawl tair ee euhn, jib rawl /, adj., n. /ji brawl teuhr/, n. 1. a British crown colony comprising a fortress and seaport located on a narrow promontory near the S tip of Spain. 29,934; 17/8 sq. mi. (5 sq. km). 2. Rock of. a.… …
