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Espartel Sill

Coordinates: 35°55′N 5°47′W / 35.917°N 5.783°W / 35.917; -5.783 (Camarinal Sill)
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The Spartel or Espartel Sill is one of the sills separating the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. This threshold is the second shallowest seafloor pass between the Iberian Peninsula and Africa. It is located near the Strait of Gibraltar and the Camarinal Sill, at 35°55′N 5°47′W / 35.917°N 5.783°W / 35.917; -5.783 (Camarinal Sill), at a depth of −300 m. The deep, salty and dense waters of the Mediterranean must climb to that depth when flowing towards the Atlantic.

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