Camarinal Sill
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camarinal-sill-247-207701
title:
Camarinal Sill
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The Camarinal Sill is the sill separating the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. This threshold is the shallowest seafloor pass between the Iberian Peninsula and Africa. It is located approximately 25 km west of the narrowest section of the Strait of Gibraltar and 20 km east of the Espartel Sill, at 35°56′N 5°45′W, at a depth of 280 m. Its formation is linked to the Zanclean flood and the termination of the Messinian salinity crisis, when the Mediterranean was abruptly refilled through th
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Seafloor barrier between the Atlantic and Mediterranean
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camarinal_Sill
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2024-02-11T16:56:53Z
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