GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Alboran Sea
The Alboran Sea is the westernmost Mediterranean basin, east of the Strait of Gibraltar. Southern Spain faces northern Morocco and the adjoining North African coast across it.
Fast Facts
- It lies immediately east of Gibraltar.
- Spain is to the north and Morocco to the south.
- It leads eastward into the wider western Mediterranean.
Connected lessons
- Alboran SeaMap, explanation and practice
Geographical connections
- Mediterranean SeaRelated places
- Bay of BiscayRelated places
- Tyrrhenian SeaRelated places