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Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean
March 27, 2008

The location for today's Geo Quiz is top secret. We're looking for the city with a very strategic location. It sits on the North African coast right where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean. It's not Gibraltar.

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That British enclave lies across the water from the Moroccan city we're looking for. Our mystery spot used to have a reputation as a safe-house for spies, smugglers and other dubious characters. And it's been used as the location for many spy novels and movies.

In "The Bourne Ultimatum," Jason Bourne comes to this city to track down a spy and chase him through the streets. But reality is a little less exciting.

Tourists like to go there, and Moroccan officials are pushing to develop the city's port. Their goal is to build one of the Mediterranean's largest commercial ports.

We'll hear more about that ... when we reveal the city's name here...






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