A major cause for the shift in European trade from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean during the late 1400s was the desire for direct trade routes to Asia. The fall of Constantinople in 1453 and the subsequent rise of the Ottoman Empire disrupted traditional trade routes, prompting European nations to seek alternative paths. Advances in navigation technology and the exploration of the Americas, driven by figures like Christopher Columbus, opened up new opportunities for trade and resources in the Atlantic, further encouraging this shift.
Both FRANCE and SPAIN border both the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
Spain
Spain
The two Western European countries that have coasts on both the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean are Spain and France. Spain's coastline stretches along both the Atlantic to the north and the Mediterranean to the east and south. France has a Mediterranean coastline in the southeast and an Atlantic coastline along its western side.
Spain
== == They are France and Spain.
Spain
the metaterian and the Atlantic *EDIT* It's Mediterranean... v.v# *EDIT TO ^* It's the Atlantic and Mediterranean because it asks, "The Strait of Gibraltar connects what BODIES of water?" There is a (s) so the answer is Atlantic and Mediterranean. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
ITS FRANCE
France
Morocco and Spain ... good luck!
The Mediterranean because it is a sea. The Atlantic is an ocean.