Question: how deep is the water at the strait of gibraltar
Answer: The Strait 's depth ranges between 300 and 900 metres ( 160 and 490 fathoms ; 980 and 2,950 ft ) which possibly interacted with the lower mean sea level of the last major glaciation 20,000 years ago when the level of the sea is believed to have been lower by 110 -- 120 m ( 60 -- 66 fathoms ; 360 -- 390 ft ) .