Cape Three Forks

Location in Morocco

The Strait of Gibraltar as seen from space.
On the left is Spain. On the right is Morocco.
The long thin peninsula on the center right is Cape Tres Forcas.

Cape Three Forks is a headland on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco. The Arabic name ("Ras Tleta Madari"), the French Name ("Cap des Trois Fourches") and the Spanish name ("Cap de Tres Forcas"), all signify the same thing; the Cape of the Three Forks.

The cape is a large mountainous promontory of North Africa into the Mediterranean Sea. For centuries, this cape has provided both a nautical landmark and a maritime hazard for ships in the Alboran Sea.

On August 26, 1923, the Spanish battleship España ran aground and eventually wrecked on the cape.

External links

• Cape Tres Forcas on Wikimapia