Espartel Sill

The Spartel or Espartel Sill is the westernmost of the sills separating the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.[1] This threshold is the second shallowest seafloor pass between the Iberian Peninsula and Africa. It is located near the Strait of Gibraltar and the Camarinal Sill, at 35°55′N 5°47′W / 35.917°N 5.783°W / 35.917; -5.783 (Camarinal Sill), at a depth of −360 m.[2] The deep, salty and dense waters of the Mediterranean outflow must climb to that depth when flowing towards the Atlantic.

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References

  1. ^ Sammartino, S.; et al. (2015). "Ten years of marine current measurements in Espartel Sill, Strait of Gibraltar". Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. 120: 6309–6328. doi:10.1002/2014JC010674. hdl:10261/126193.
  2. ^ Gasser i Rubinat, Marc. The Mediterranean Outflow Water: Transformations and Pathways into the Gulf of Cadiz (PDF) (Ph.D. thesis). Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya. p. 67.
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