From Spain to Morocco, the Strait of Gibraltar is only 9 miles wide—close enough to see across with the naked eye. Yet, while we managed to connect London and Paris under the English Channel back in 1988, there is still NO train connecting Europe and Africa.
Why hasn't this megaproject happened yet? It’s not politics or borders—it’s pure geological warfare.
From an underwater abyss over 900 meters deep (deep enough to submerge the Burj Khalifa!) to the tectonic collision line between Europe and Africa that grinds rock into toothpaste-like clay, building here is an engineer’s ultimate nightmare.
Could modern engineering make the Gibraltar Tunnel a reality by 2040, or is Nature's ultimate fortress impenetrable?
Would YOU risk taking a train 400 meters beneath an active tectonic fault line? Let us know in the comments below! 👇
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