Chafarinas Islands

Chafarinas Islands
Disputed island;
	Chafarinas Islands viewed from Morocco
Geography
Location	Mediterranean sea
Total islands	3
Major islands	Isla del Congreso; Isla Isabel II; Isla del Rey
Area	52.5 ha (130 acres)
Administration
	Spain
Claimed by
	Morocco

The Chafarinas Islands (Spanish: Islas Chafarinas IPA: [ˈislas tʃafaˈɾinas], Berber languages: Igumamen Iceffaren or Takfarinas, Arabic: جزر الشفارين or الجزر الجعفرية), also spelled Zafarin, Djaferin^[1] or Zafarani,^[2] are a group of three small Spanish islets located in the Alboran Sea off the coast of Morocco with an aggregate area of 0.525 square kilometres (0.203 sq mi), 45 km (28.0 mi) to the east of Nador and 3.3 km (2.1 mi) off the Moroccan town of Ras Kebdana.

The Chafarinas Islands are one of the Spanish territories in North Africa off the Moroccan coast known as plazas de soberanía.

^ "Chafarinas Islands". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
^ "Index of Countries and Localities". United States Postal Service. 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2011.

[britannica-1] "Chafarinas Islands". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2011.

[usps-2] "Index of Countries and Localities". United States Postal Service. 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2011.

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