Alboran Island
Sign in to savelittle island in the Mediterranean sea
Key facts
- Location
- Alboran Sea
- Area
- 0.07 km (0.027 sq mi)
- Highest elevation
- 15 m (49 ft)
- Province
- Province of Almería
- Municipality
- Almería
- Population
- military staff only
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Country
- Spain
- Located in
- Almería
- Area
- 0.07
- Elevation
- 15
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Alboran Sea
- Image
- Foto aérea Isla de Alborán.jpg
- Length
- 0.66
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- Commons category
- Alboran Island
- postal code
- 04071
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Encyclopedic overview
Alboran Island (Spanish: Isla de Alborán) is a small islet of Spain (province of Almería) in the Alboran Sea, part of the western Mediterranean Sea, about 56 kilometres (35 mi; 30 nmi) north of the Moroccan coast and 85 kilometres (53 mi; 46 nmi) from the Spanish mainland. The main buildings are an automated lighthouse built in the 19th century, a small cemetery, and a harbour.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alboran Island” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.