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Every major claim is supported by official organisations or scientific literature. The site does not use news headlines as geological evidence.

Geometry

Atlas Nacional de España — Clima y agua

Instituto Geográfico Nacional

Approximate 14 km minimum width and oceanographic characteristics.

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Tectonics

Evidence for a developing plate boundary in the western Mediterranean

Nature Communications

Regional convergence of 4.5 ± 1 mm/yr and a complex contractional system.

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Tectonics

Dynamics of the Gibraltar Arc System

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Complex interaction among convergence, slab dynamics and mantle flow.

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Seismicity

Información sísmica

Instituto Geográfico Nacional

Spain’s official earthquake catalogue, maps and documentation.

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Seismicity

Earthquake Catalog API

U.S. Geological Survey

GeoJSON service used by the automated dashboard.

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Navigation

Dispositivos de separación de tráfico

Salvamento Marítimo

Tarifa is Spain’s busiest traffic separation scheme.

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Navigation

Mandatory ship reporting system in the Strait of Gibraltar

International Maritime Organization

Coverage and operation of the GIBREP reporting system.

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Geological history

The Gibraltar Corridor: Watergate of the Messinian Salinity Crisis

Marine Geology

Review of Atlantic–Mediterranean connectivity during the late Miocene.

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Geological history

Kilometric sea level changes during the Messinian salinity crisis

Science Advances

Recent evidence on extreme Mediterranean changes during the salinity crisis.

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Fixed link

Proyecto del enlace fijo

SECEGSA

Official documentation for the Europe–Africa fixed-link project.

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Fixed link

Campaña de investigación del fondo marino

Boletín Oficial del Estado

SECEGSA–CSIC agreement for 2025–2026 geological research campaigns.

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Strategy

Spanish Maritime Strategy 2025–2050

Ministerio de Transportes

Official framework covering trade, supply security and maritime resilience.

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Ports

2025 traffic: a decade above 100 million tonnes

Autoridad Portuaria Bahía de Algeciras

Scale and continuity of the main port node on the northern shore.

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Ports

Port Activity Report 2025

Tanger Med Port Authority

More than 11.1 million containers handled in 2025.

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NEW EDITORIAL AXIS

Sources for geopolitics, Ceuta and bilateral relations

Monitoring combines international agencies, Spanish government statements, European institutions, IMO, NATO, APBA and Tanger Med. Automated news only provides headlines and links; conclusions separate facts, interpretation and scenarios.

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