Mediterranean Sea point is in the Calypso Deep in the Ionian Sea. The sea is bordered on the north by Europe, the east by Asia, and in the south by Africa. It is located between latitudes 30° and 46° N and longitudes 6° W and 36° E. Its west-east length, from the Strait of Gibraltar to the Gulf of Iskenderun, on the southwestern coast of Turkey, is approximately 4,000 km (2,500 miles). The sea's average north-south length, from Croatia’s southern shore to Libya, is approximately 800 km (500 miles). The Mediterranean Sea, including the Sea of Marmara (connected by the Dardanelles to
Drug trade in West Africa Drug trade in West Africa In the late 1950s and early 1960s the US and EU’s demand for cocaine, cannabis, and other drugs increased dramatically. This resulted in two trade routes, both of which went through West Africa. One route exported local cannabis from West and South Africa to Europe and Asia. The other trade route moved cocaine from Latin America and heroin from Afghanistan to the EU and US. This was only possible because of West Africa’s badly policed borders, endemic corruption, and economic inequalities. At first the drugs were only smuggled in small quantities, but as time progressed