19th-century Spanish map showing the "Chafarinas"

Islas Chafarinas is a group of three small islands located in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Morocco, 48 km (30 mi) to the east of Melilla and 3.5 km (2.17 mi) off the Moroccan town of Ra'su l-Ma'. Islas Chafarinas are one of the Spanish territories on North Africa off the Moroccan coast (Plazas de soberanía), along with the coastal enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, the islands of Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera and Peñón de Alhucemas, and the small disputed islet of Isla Perejil. 19th century Spanish map showing the Plazas de soberanía off the north coast of Africa. ... 19th century Spanish map showing the Plazas de soberanía off the north coast of Africa. ... Satellite image Map of the Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ... KM, Km, or km may stand for: Khmer language (ISO 639 alpha-2, km) Kilometre/Kilometer (only km in minuscule is the correct representation of kilometer as an SI unit of length) Kinemantra Meditation Knowledge management, in the field of Library and information science Knowledge Machine, the KM knowledge representation... MI may stand for Mathematical induction Myocardial infarction Military Intelligence, usually MI5, MI6, MI8, or MI9 Michigan, a state in the United States of America Milano, a province (and its capital) in Italy. ... Melilla, known in Arabic as مليلة, and in Tamazight as Tamlit, is a Spanish autonomous city on the coast of eastern Morocco, in North Africa. ... In addition to its autonomous communities, Spain has five plazas de soberanía (places of sovereignty) near Morocco administrated directly by Madrids Government. ... Ceuta is a Spanish exclave in North Africa, located on the northernmost tip of Maghreb, on the Mediterranean coast near the Straits of Gibraltar. ... 19th-century Spanish map showing the Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera is one of the Spanish territories on North Africa off the Moroccan coast (Plazas de soberanía), along with the coastal enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, the island... 19th-century Spanish map showing the Peñón de Alhucemas Peñón de Alhucemas, or Lavender Rock, is one of the Spanish territories in North Africa off the Moroccan coast, along with the coastal enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, the island of Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera... Isla Perejil (Parsley Island, Arabic: Leila (night)) is a small, rocky island in the Mediterranean Sea, 200m off the coast of Morocco, 5km from Ceuta. ...

Islas Chafarinas are made up of 3 islands: Isla del Congreso, Isla de Isabel II and Isla del Rey. Under Spanish control since 1847, there is a 190 man military garrison on Isla del Congreso. 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...