Chafarinas Islands
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The Chafarinas Islands, also spelled Zafarin, Djaferin or Zafarani, are a group of three Spanish small islets located in the Alboran Sea off the coast of Africa with an aggregate area of 0.525 square
Chafarinas Islands viewed from Morocco
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Islas Chafarinas as seen from Cabo de Agua
Audouin's gull, a Vulnerable species breeding on the islands
Plazas de soberanía
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The plazas de soberanía, meaning "strongholds of sovereignty", are a series of Spanish territories scattered along the Mediterranean coast bordering Morocco, closer to Africa than to Europe. This term
Chafarinas Islands
…between the mid-19th and mid-20th centuries. The Chafarinas Islands are one of the Spanish territories in North Africa off the Moroccan coast known as plazas de soberanía. The islands are administered by Spain but also claimed by Morocco as part of its territory alongside other Spanish territories in North Africa. These…
Aerial view of the Peñón de Alhucemas c. 1925
Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, seen from the Moroccan coast, 2007. Its border with Morocco is 85 m (279 ft) long, making it the shortest international land border segment in the world.