19th-century Spanish map showing the "Chafarinas". Islas Chafarinas are a group of three small islands located in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Morocco, 45 km to the east of Melilla and 3.3 km 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. Isla Perejil are disputed between Spain and Morocco. 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. ...
Composite satellite image of the Mediterranean Sea. ...
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Capital Official language(s) Spanish Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 20 km² Population – Total (2006) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 66,871 3,343. ...
Plazas de soberanÃa (literally meaning places of sovereignty) is the term that has been historically given to the Spanish possesions in North Africa (as the opposite to what was a protectorate over the North of Morocco). ...
Capital Official language(s) Spanish Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 28 km² Population – Total (2006) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 75,861 2,709. ...
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 soberanÃa), 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...
A satellite NASA World Wind caption of Isla Perejil seen as a tiny island (top middle) The Isla Perejil (Parsley Island in English; Arabic: Leila, night , local, i. ...
Islas Chafarinas are made up of 3 islands: Isla del Congreso, Isla de Isabel II (also called Isla de la Conquista) 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). ...
In 1900, 426 people lived on the islands; in 1910, 736 people lived on the islands. The Islas Chafarinas are the Tres Insulæ of the ancients. Year 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ...
Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
See also
| Autonomous communities
Andalusia · Aragon · Asturias · Balearic Islands · Basque Country · Canary Islands · Cantabria · Castile-La Mancha · Castile and León · Catalonia · Extremadura · Galicia · Madrid · Murcia · Navarre · La Rioja · Valencia In addition to its autonomous communities, Spain has five plazas de soberanÃa (places of sovereignty) near Morocco administrated directly by Madrids Government. ...
List of wars and disputes relating to the colonial presence of Spain in Morocco War of 1859 First Rif War or Rif War (1893) Second Rif War Third Rif War or Rif War (1920) Ifni War Recuperar SoberanÃa the dispute for the island Isla Perejil Scramble for Africa Berlin...
Spanish Morocco, was the area of Morocco ruled by Spain from up to 1956, when France and Spain recognised Moroccan independence. ...
Motto: AndalucÃa por sÃ, para España y la humanidad (Andalusia by herself, for Spain, and for humankind) Capital Seville Official language(s) Spanish Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 2nd 87,268 km² 17. ...
Capital Zaragoza Official language(s) Spanish Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 4th 47,719 km² 9. ...
Anthem: Asturias, patria querida Capital Oviedo Official language(s) Spanish; Asturian has special status Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 10th 10,604 km² 2. ...
Capital Palma de Mallorca Official language(s) Spanish and Catalan Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 17th 4,992 km² 1. ...
Pays Basque) see Northern Basque Country. ...
Anthem: Arrorró Capital Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife Official language(s) Spanish Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 13th 7,447 km² 1. ...
Anthem: Himno de Cantabria Capital Santander Official language(s) Spanish Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 15th 5,321 km² 1. ...
Capital Toledo Official language(s) Spanish Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 3rd 79,463 km² 15. ...
Capital Valladolid Official language(s) Spanish/Castilian Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 94,223 km² 18. ...
Anthem: Capital Barcelona Official language(s) Catalan,Spanish and Aranese. ...
Capital Mérida Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 5th 41 634 km² 8,2% Population – Total (2005) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 12th 1 083 879 2,5% 26,03/km² Demonym – English – Spanish — extremeño/a, castúo Statute of Autonomy February 26, 1983 ISO 3166-2 EX Parliamentary representation...
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Capital Madrid Official language(s) Spanish Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 12th 8,030. ...
Capital Murcia Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 9th 11 313 km² 2,2% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 10th 1 226 993 2,9% 108,46/km² Demonym – English – Spanish Murcian murciano/a Statute of Autonomy June 9, 1982 ISO 3166-2 MU Parliamentary representation – Congress seats – Senate...
Capital Pamplona Official language(s) Spanish and Basque Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 11th 10,391 km² 2. ...
La Rioja is a province and autonomous community of northern Spain. ...
Capital Valencia Official language(s) Valencian and Castilian Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 8th 23,255 km² 4. ...
Autonomous cities | Plazas de soberanía
Ceuta · Melilla | Islas Chafarinas · Peñón de Alhucemas · Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera · Isla de Alborán In addition to its autonomous communities, Spain has five plazas de soberanÃa (places of sovereignty) near Morocco administrated directly by Madrids Government. ...
Capital Official language(s) Spanish Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 28 km² Population – Total (2006) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 75,861 2,709. ...
Capital Official language(s) Spanish Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 20 km² Population – Total (2006) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 66,871 3,343. ...
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...
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 soberanÃa), along with the coastal enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, the island...
Isla de Alborán is an island on the Alborán Sea, located about 1/3 of the way from Morocco to Spain. ...
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ÃŽle Amsterdam IPA: (meaning Amsterdam island, after the Dutch capital) is a French island in the Indian Ocean located at . ...
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Orthographic projection centred over the Iles Crozet The Crozet Islands (French: ÃŽles Crozet or officially Archipel Crozet) are a sub-antarctic archipelago of small islands in the southern Indian Ocean, part of the French Southern Territories. ...
Basic data Administrative status: district Country: French Southern and Antarctic Lands Capital: Port-aux-Français Population: ca. ...
Adélie Land is the portion of the Antarctic coast between Pourquoi Pas Point at 66°12S, 136°11E and Point Alden at 66°48S, 142°02E, with a shore length of 350 km and with its hinterland extending as a sector about 2600 km toward...
Location of the Scattered islands in the Indian Ocean: • 1 : Bassas da India • 2 : Europa Island • 3 : Glorioso Islands • 4 : Juan de Nova Island • 5 : Tromelin Island (KM : Comoros, MG : Madagascar, MU : Mauritius, MZ : Mozambique, RE : Réunion, YT : Mayotte) The Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean (French: Îles Éparses...
Anthem For Sweden - The Land of The Incredible Biffs Capital (and largest city) Gustavia Official languages Swedish Government - Prime Minister of Sweden Nick XII Bonaparte - Prefect Per af Biffsläkt - President of the Territorial Council none yet; however Henning is the mayor of Saint-Barthelemy Overseas Collectivity of Sweden - Swedish...
Anthem: La Marseillaise Capital (and largest city) Marigot Official languages French Government - President of France Jacques Chirac - Prefect Dominique Lacroix - President of the Territorial Council none yet; however Albert Fleming is the mayor of Saint-Martin Overseas Collectivity of France - Island divided between France and the Netherlands 23 March 1648...
| | Italy | Pantelleria · Pelagie Islands (Lampedusa • Lampione • Linosa) | | Netherlands | Aruba · Netherlands Antilles (Bonaire • Curaçao • Saba • Sint Maarten • Sint Eustatius) | | Norway | Bouvet Island · Peter I Island1 · Queen Maud Land1 | | Portugal | Azores · Madeira | | Russia | Khabomai · Ratmanov Island · Shikotan | | Spain | Canary Islands · Plazas de soberanía (Ceuta • Melilla) | | United Kingdom | Anguilla · Ascension Island · Bermuda · British Virgin Islands · Cayman Islands · Falkland Islands · Montserrat · Saint Helena · Tristan da Cunha · Turks and Caicos Islands · British Antarctic Territory1 · British Indian Ocean Territory · Pitcairn Islands · South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Country Italy Region Sicily Province Trapani (TP) Mayor Salvatore Gabriele (since May 17, 2005) Elevation 5 m Area 83 km² Population - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 7,679 - Density 73/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Panteschi Dialing code 0923 Postal code 91017 Patron St. ...
The Pelagie Islands. ...
The Mediterranean island of Lampedusa ( ) is the largest of the Pelagie Islands and is situated 205 km from Sicily and 113 km from Tunisia. ...
Lampione (Italian: Lantern) is a small rocky island located in the Mediterranean Sea, which belongs geographically to the Pelagie Islands and administratively to the comune of Lampedusa (Sicily region). ...
Linosa is a Mediterranean island and one of the small Pelagie Islands which are part of the province of Agrigento, Italy. ...
Anthem: Tera di Solo y suave biento Capital (and largest city) Kralendijk Official languages Dutch Government See Politics of the Netherlands Antilles - Bonaire Administrator - Governor of N.A. Frits Goedgedrag Constitutional monarchy part of the Netherlands Antilles Area - Total 288 km² 111 sq mi Population - 2001 census 10,791 - Density...
For other uses, see Curaçao (disambiguation). ...
Motto Remis Velisque (Latin) With oars and sails (English) Anthem Saba you rise from the ocean Capital The Bottom Largest city The Bottom Official languages Dutch, English (unofficial) Government See Politics of the Netherlands Antilles - Saba Administrator A.J.M. Solagnier - Governor of N.A. Frits Goedgedrag Constitutional monarchy part...
Motto Semper pro grediens (Latin) Anthem O sweet Sint-Maartens Land Capital (and largest city) Philipsburg Official languages Dutch, English Government See Politics of the Netherlands Antilles - Administrator Franklyn Richards constitutional monarchy part of the Netherlands Antilles, separate country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands as from December 15...
Map showing location of Sint Eustatius relative to Saba and Sint Maarten/Saint Martin. ...
Fabian von Bellingshausen discovered Peter I Island (in Norwegian ) off West Antarctica on January 21, 1821. ...
Queen Maud Land (Norwegian: Dronning Maud Land) is the part of Antarctica lying between the terminus of Stancomb-Wills Glacier, at 20°W, and Shinnan Glacier, at 44° 38E. It has a land area of approximately 2,500,000 km², mostly covered by the Antarctic ice sheet. ...
Motto (Portuguese for Rather die free than in peace subjugated) Anthem (national) (local) Capital Ponta Delgada1 Angra do HeroÃsmo2 Horta3 Largest city Ponta Delgada Official languages Portuguese Government Autonomous region - President Carlos César Establishment - Settled 1439 - Autonomy 1976 Area - Total 2,333 km² (n/a) 911 sq mi...
Motto Das ilhas, as mais belas e livres(Portuguese) Of all islands, the most beautiful and free Anthem A Portuguesa(national) Hino da Região Autónoma da Madeira(local) Capital (and largest city) Funchal Official languages Portuguese Government Autonomous region - President Alberto João Jardim Establishment - Settled 1420 - Autonomy...
The Khabomai Rocks (Russian: Хабомаи (Khabomai), Japanese: æ¯èˆžè«¸å³¶ (Habomai ShotÅ)) are a group of islets in the southernmost Kuril Islands. ...
Satellite photo of the Bering Strait, with the Diomede Islands at center. ...
Shikotan (色丹島) (Shikotan in Japanese, Шикотан in Russian), one of the bigger islands of the Kuril Islands, located in the Sakhalin Oblast of Russia. ...
Anthem: Arrorró Capital Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife Official language(s) Spanish Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 13th 7,447 km² 1. ...
In addition to its autonomous communities, Spain has five plazas de soberanÃa (places of sovereignty) near Morocco administrated directly by Madrids Government. ...
Capital Official language(s) Spanish Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 28 km² Population – Total (2006) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 75,861 2,709. ...
Capital Official language(s) Spanish Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 20 km² Population – Total (2006) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 66,871 3,343. ...
Anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Georgetown Largest city Georgetown Official languages English Government Dependency of St. ...
Motto Our faith is our strength Anthem God Save the Queen Capital (and largest city) Edinburgh of the Seven Seas Official languages English Government Dependency of St. ...
Motto: Research and Discovery Anthem: God Save the Queen Status British overseas territory Official language(s) - Commissioner Tony Crombie Administrator Michael Richardson Area 1,395,000 km² Population c. ...
Motto Leo Terram Propriam Protegat(Latin) Let the Lion protect his own land or May the Lion protect his own land Anthem God Save the Queen Capital Grytviken Official languages English Government British overseas territory - Head of State Queen Elizabeth II - Commissioner Alan Huckle Area - Total 3,903 km² 1...
| | 1 Sovereignty over territories in Antarctica currently suspended under the Antarctic Treaty System. | Coordinates: 35°11′N, 2°26′W The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System or ATS, regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earths only uninhabited continent. ...
Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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