the water at the strait of gibraltar is between 300 and 900 metres deep.
the water at the strait of gibraltar is between 300 and 900 metres deep.
how deep is the water at the strait of gibraltar?
between 300 and 900 metres
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water circulation in the mediterranean can be described from the surface waters entering from the atlantic through the strait of gibraltar. these cool and relatively low-salinity waters circulate westwards along the north african coasts. a part of these surface waters does not pass the strait of sicily, but deviates towards corsica before exiting the mediterranean. the surface waters entering the eastern mediterranean basin circulate along the libyan and israelian coasts. upon reaching the levantine sea, the surface waters having experienced warming and saltening from their initial atlantic state, are now more dense and deepen to form the levantine intermediate waters (liw). most of the water found anywhere between 50 and 600 m deep in the mediterranean originates from the liw. liw are formed along the coasts of turkey and circulate eastwards along the greek and south italian coasts. liw are the only waters passing the sicily strait eastwards. after the strait of sicily, the intermediate waters circulate along the italian, french and spanish coasts before exiting the mediterranean through the depths of the strait of gibraltar. deep water in the mediterranean originates from three main areas: the adriatic sea, from which most of the deep water in the eastern mediterranean originates, the aegean sea, and the gulf of lion. deep water formation in the mediterranean is triggered by strong winter convection fueled by intense cold winds like the bora. when new deep water is formed, the older waters mix with the overlaying intermediate waters and eventually exit the mediterranean. the residence time of water in the mediterranean is approximately 100 years, making the mediterranean especially sensitive to climate change.
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