Mediterranean Sea Dried Up Five Million Years Ago
Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 11:35
in Earth & Climate
Upward movement of the Earth's crust transformed the Straits of Gibraltar into a dam. Approximately five million years ago, the Mediterranean Sea dried up after it was sealed off from the Atlantic Ocean. According to earth scientists, a reduction in the weight on the Earth's crust led to the Straits of Gibraltar moving upwards.