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
18th South African Parliament which existed prior to 1994. The first column is the name of the Electoral Division. The second is the province (abbreviated to CP, Nat, OFS and Tvl respectively). The third is the name of the MP. The fourth column is the MPs party. 18th South African Parliament This is a list of the members of the 18th South African Parliament, who served in the House of Assembly. They were elected in the South African general election, 1981 on 29 April 1981. This was the eighteenth general election since the unification of the country in 1910 and the sixth since a