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Alborán Island

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Alborán Island, islet, belonging to Spain, in the western Mediterranean Sea. About 2 miles (3 km) long, Alborán lies roughly midway between Spain to the north and Morocco to the south. It is a station on the Almeria-Melilla undersea cable and is uninhabited except for lighthouse keepers. Alborán is also the name of the far western submarine basin of the Mediterranean centred on the islet.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Maren Goldberg.