Why is there no high& low tide on thi Spanish coast?

Question

Why is there no high& low tide on thi Spanish coast?

Answer 1

the med does have a tide but its only very small

Answer 2

The tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun pulling the water across the surface of the earth.

Because the Mediterranean has such a small opening to the oceans (the Straits of Gibraltar) the tidal flow is limited. As the sea widens, the effect of the limited flow is lessened further. Therefore the Mediterranean Sea has virtually no tides.

Spain's Atlantic coasts (west of Gibraltar, or the north coast) has tides.

Answer 3

Tides effect all large bodies of water on the planet.  In some areas the tides are not as great and therefore not as noticable as others.  The Spanish coast does have tides.

Answer 4

Erm there is, just its smaller than on the great oceans, as the med sea is nearly land locked. This means there is less water for the moon's gravity to pull - causing a tide. The evidence there is a tide is the waves!

basically, the pull of the moon causes tides in water - the more water, the greater the tide - so the med has less of a tide as it has less water than the Atlantic or the Pacific.

Some great lakes also have very small tides.

Answer 5

the mediteranean is like a lake,so there's no tide.the north coast is the atlantic,so there is a tide there