Strait of Gibraltar African Monsoon. Strait of Gibraltar The Strait of Gibraltar ( , ) is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Gibraltar and Peninsular Spain in Europe from Morocco and Ceuta (Spain) in Africa. The name comes from the Rock of Gibraltar, which in turn originates from the Arabic (meaning "Mount Tariq") named after Tariq ibn Ziyad. It is also known as the Straits of Gibraltar, the Gut of Gibraltar (although this is mostly archaic), the STROG (Strait Of Gibraltar) in naval use, and (), "Gate of the West". In the Middle Ages, Muslims
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