Strait of Gibraltar These "internal waves" continue to flow eastward and to refract around coastal features. They can sometimes be traced for as much as , and sometimes create interference patterns with refracted waves. Except for its far eastern end, the Strait lies within the territorial waters of Spain and Morocco. The United Kingdom claims around Gibraltar on the northern side of the Strait, putting part of it inside British territorial waters. As this is less than the maximum, it means, according to the British claim, that part of the Strait lies in international waters. The ownership of Gibraltar and its territorial waters
South African Mint South African Mint The South African Mint is a privately owned mint in South Africa responsible for minting all coins of the South African rand on behalf of the South African Reserve Bank. Located in Centurion, Gauteng province near Pretoria, the mint manufacturers coins and planchets for both domestic and international markets. Following the discovery of gold in the South African Republic causing the 1886 Witwatersrand Gold Rush, the country's President Paul Kruger decided to establish a national mint which was established in 1890 and opened on July 6, 1892 in Pretoria. A few years later the country was occupied