"Nothing More Beyond" said the Ancient Romans of this 9-mile (14km) wide channel between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. We dive into the geography and history of the Strait of Gibraltar, and how the world has been shaped by this small stretch of sea.

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"Punta de Tarifa" by Rozavales is licensed with CC BY 2.0.

Cape Spartel: By Alex Lomas - Flickr, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

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Ceuta: By JJ Producciones - YouTube - En Ceuta, Sí, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Dried Sea: By Paubahi - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Zanclean flood: By Paubahi - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Flood 2: By Paubahi - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Jebel Irhoud fossil: By Ryan Somma from Occoquan, USA - Homo Sapiens 160,000 Years Old, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

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Gorham's Cave: By Gibmetal77 - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Phonecian trade: By User:Rodrigo (es), User:Reedside (en), CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Tartessos: By Té y kriptonita based on Image:Iberian Peninsula base map.svg created by Redtony - self-made. Data taken from the same titled article in wikipedia spanish and [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Cadiz: By fuente: COVT - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Tanger: By cat_collector - Tangier, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Hanno: By Bourrichon - An English translation of Bourrichon's French map on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Carthage standard: By RedTony - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Rome Vexillum: By Ssolbergj, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Monte Hacho: By Hiroki Ogawa, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Jebel Musa: By jose rambaud - Flickr: Tarifa, Estrecho de Gibraltar. Strait of Gibraltar, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

7-11: By Luca Ferretti - Flickr, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Castille Flag: By Heralder - History of the flag, Spanish Army, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Conquest of Ceuta: By HombreDHojalata - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Iberian Union: By Heralder - Heráldica HispánicaCrown design based on the Coat of Arms of El Escorial[1], CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Port of Algeciras: By Paolichy - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Bathymetry: GEBCO Compilation Group (2021) GEBCO 2021 Grid (doi:10.5285/c6612cbe-50b3-0cff-e053-6c86abc09f8f)

Gotthard Tunnel: By Hannes Ortlieb (Diskussion) - Own workOriginal text: selbst fotografiert, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

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Bank of Spain: By Luis García, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Plazas de soberania: By Ecemaml - From Polish Wikipedia, translated to Spanish and neutralized., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...