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El Estrecho (The Strait) Natural Park (Parque Natural del Estrecho in Spanish) is a national park
National park

A national park is a reserve of land, usually declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution....
 in Spain located on the northern side of the Strait of Gibraltar
Strait of Gibraltar

The Strait of Gibraltar is the strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Spain from Morocco. The name comes from Gibraltar, which in turn originates from the Arabic language Jebel Tariq meaning mountain of Tariq....
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Comprising 189.1 square kilometres, it was declared a national park in 2003 and is the most meridional national park of Europe.






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El Estrecho (The Strait) Natural Park (Parque Natural del Estrecho in Spanish) is a national park
National park

A national park is a reserve of land, usually declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution....
 in Spain located on the northern side of the Strait of Gibraltar
Strait of Gibraltar

The Strait of Gibraltar is the strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Spain from Morocco. The name comes from Gibraltar, which in turn originates from the Arabic language Jebel Tariq meaning mountain of Tariq....
.

Strait of Gibraltar
Comprising 189.1 square kilometres, it was declared a national park in 2003 and is the most meridional national park of Europe. Its location at the southernmost point of mainland Spain, and of mainland Europe, at the point where the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres . It covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface....
 and the Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea is a sea or Ocean off the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia....
 meet in the Strait of Gibraltar
Strait of Gibraltar

The Strait of Gibraltar is the strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Spain from Morocco. The name comes from Gibraltar, which in turn originates from the Arabic language Jebel Tariq meaning mountain of Tariq....
, places it on the migratory route for many birds.