How many years until the African plate meets the European one at the Straight of Gibraltar, sealing it off from the Atlantic?
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At the current speed that the African Plate is slipping under the Eurasian Plate, about 0.85 inches per year, and assuming the shortest distance across is about 9 miles, AND assuming sea level would remain constant:
About 690,300 years. You've got some time to spare.
About 690,300 years. You've got some time to spare.
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As long as there are enough humans, that channel will be kept open; its too important a trade route for shipping, too important a drain for the polluted waters of the Mediterranean sea (and the rivers that feed into it). Not to mention the natural barrier for mass migration it forms.....