Levante

E371180

Levante is a strong, warm easterly wind that blows across the Strait of Gibraltar and southern Spain, often bringing dry conditions and rough seas.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Levante canonical 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf easterly wind ⓘ
regional wind ⓘ
wind ⓘ
affectsRegion Alboran Sea ⓘ
Gibraltar ⓘ
southern Spain ⓘ
associatedWith Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
blowsAcross Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
canReachCondition gale force ⓘ
causesCondition difficult navigation ⓘ
low visibility at sea ⓘ
rough seas ⓘ
strong waves ⓘ
drivenBy pressure gradient between Atlantic and Mediterranean ⓘ
geographicalContext Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
North Africa coast ⓘ
linked to: Maghreb coast
hasDirection east-to-west ⓘ
influences coastal climate of southern Iberia ⓘ
local maritime conditions ⓘ
isPartOf Mediterranean regional wind system ⓘ
nameMeaning east ⓘ
nameOriginLanguage Spanish ⓘ
occursInSeason autumn ⓘ
spring ⓘ
winter ⓘ
relatedTo Mistral ⓘ
Scirocco ⓘ
typicalHumidity dry ⓘ
typicalTemperature warm ⓘ
typicalWeatherImpact clear skies on Spanish Mediterranean coast ⓘ
cloud and fog on western side of Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
windSpeedRange moderate to strong ⓘ
windType synoptic-scale wind ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tarifa → windType → Levante ⓘ
Poniente → contrastsWith → Levante ⓘ
Levant → hasVariant → Levante ⓘ