Alboran Sea

Alboran Sea
Mar de Alborán
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Location	Southern Europe and North Africa
Coordinates	36°0′N 3°0′W / 36.000°N 3.000°W / 36.000; -3.000
River sources	Guadalhorce River, Guadalfeo River, Adra River (Spain) and Nekor River (Morocco)
Ocean/sea sources	Atlantic Ocean
Basin countries	Algeria, Gibraltar (UK), Morocco, and Spain
Average depth	445 metres (1,460 ft)
Max. depth	1,500 metres (4,900 ft)
Settlements	Málaga, Marbella, Motril, Almería and Cartagena, Spain Alhucemas and Nador, Morocco, Gibraltar

The Alboran Sea is the westernmost portion of the Mediterranean Sea, lying between the Iberian Peninsula and the north of Africa (Spain on the north and Morocco and Algeria on the south). The Strait of Gibraltar, which lies at the west end of the Alboran Sea, connects the Mediterranean with the Atlantic Ocean.