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  1. Levant (wind) - Wikipedia

    • The levant (Catalan: Llevant, Italian: Levante, Maltese: Lvant, Greek: Λεβάντες, Spanish: Levante) is an easterly wind that blows in the western Mediterranean Sea and southern France, an example of mountain-gap wind. In Roussillon it is called "llevant" and in Corsica "levante". In the western Mediterranean, particularly when the wind blows … See more

    Etymology

    The name of the wind pattern entered English from Middle French levante (French: rising), the sun rises in the east, the perceived origin point of the wind and rain. It is used to describe the direction east, the wind comin… See more

    Description

    The wind rises in the central Mediterranean or around the Balearic Islands and blows westwards reaching its greatest intensity through the Strait of Gibraltar. The winds are moist carrying fog and precipitation in the eastern sid… See more

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  2. Levanter | Mediterranean, Sea Breeze & Climate | Britannica

  3. Wind of the World: Levante / Levanter | weatheronline.co.uk

  4. Levanter - Geography notes - Prepp

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  7. WATCH: Spectacular Levanter cloud streams over Rock of Gibraltar …

  8. Fascinating “Levanter” Cloud Filmed Flowing Over Rock …

    Sep 7, 2022 · The Levanter cloud gets its name from an easterly wind that blows warm wet air across the Strait of Gibraltar.

  9. Bizarre 'Levanter' cloud billows off Rock of Gibraltar in …

    Sep 6, 2022 · The Rock of Gibraltar is well suited to spawning banner clouds because it catches a regularly occurring wind known as the Levant, an easterly gust that blows westward through the Strait of ...

  10. Remarkable ‘Levanter’ cloud seen over the Rock of …

    Aug 25, 2022 · Video from the Met Office Gibraltar shows a stunning levanter cloud — named after the Levant wind that blows westward across the local terrain — seemingly forming out of thin air.

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