The strait of Gibraltar the gate between the Atlantic Ocean bottom and the Mediterranean Sea photographed from the orbiting space shuttle Challenger Mission G October Southern Spain parts of Portugal are visible left the curved bay on Spains Atlantic coast is the Gulf of Cadiz To the south of the strait right is Morocco where the city of Tangier is visible as a lighter region on the left of the tip of the peninsula The city of Malaga on Spains Costa del Sol appears in a similar fashion
