Editing Strait of Gibraltar (section)

==Location==
[[File:The Strait of Gibraltar, April 2023.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Europe (left) and Africa (right)]]
On the northern side of the Strait are [[Spain]] and [[Gibraltar]] (a British overseas territory in the [[Iberian Peninsula]]). On the southern side are [[Morocco]] and [[Ceuta]] (a Spanish autonomous city in northern Africa).

Due to its location, the Strait is commonly used for [[illegal immigration]] from Africa to Europe.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=605 |title=Migration Information Source – The Merits and Limitations of Spain's High-Tech Border Control |publisher=Migrationinformation.org |access-date=15 July 2011 |archive-date=10 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110232208/http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?ID=605 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Extent===
The [[International Hydrographic Organization]] defines the limits of the Strait of Gibraltar as follows:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://iho.int/uploads/user/pubs/standards/s-23/S-23_Ed3_1953_EN.pdf |title=Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition |year=1953 |publisher=International Hydrographic Organization |access-date=28 December 2020 |archive-date=7 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207191813/https://www.iho.int/iho_pubs/standard/S-23/S-23_Ed3_1953_EN.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
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* ''On the West.'' A line joining [[Cape Trafalgar]] to [[Cape Spartel]].
* ''On the East.'' A line joining [[Europa Point]] to the [[Peninsula of Almina]].
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