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.

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。

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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.

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。

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Andalusia: a region of southern Spain on the Mediterranean Sea the strait of Gibraltar and the Atlantic ocean.

安达卢西亚：西班牙南部一地区，位于地中海，直布罗陀海峡和大西洋交界处。

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The canal today is taken for granted, much like the Bosphorus or the Strait of Gibraltar.

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