直布罗陀海峡，位于西班牙最南部和非洲西北部之间（西经5度36分，北纬35度57分），长58千米；最窄处在西班牙马罗基角和摩洛哥西雷斯角之间，宽仅14千米。“直布罗陀”为英文译名。
直布罗陀海峡是地中海通向大西洋的战略通道。
The Straits of Gibraltar are the strategic passage between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.
从大西洋流向地中海的瀑布不像直布罗陀海峡连接那些海洋时发生的地壳调整和断层运动那样壮观。
The cascades of water from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean were not as spectacular as the crustal adjustments and faulting that occurred when the Strait of Gibraltar was connected to those seas.
由于地壳调整和断层作用，直布罗陀海峡打开了，海水一举泻入地中海，十分壮观。直布罗陀海峡现在是地中海与大西洋的连接处。
As a result of crustal adjustments and faulting, the Strait of Gibraltar, where the Mediterranean now connects to the Atlantic, opened, and water cascaded spectacularly back into the Mediterranean.
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