Isla del Rey is one of the islands that are part of the archipelago of Chafarinas which are located in the

Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea ( ) is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the east by the Levant in West Asia, on the north by Anatolia in West Asia and Southern Eur ...

, along with the

Isla del Congreso The Isla del Congreso is a rock islet located as part of the Chafarinas Islands, an archipelago located on the Mediterranean Sea. It is located approximately four kilometers from the Moroccan shore. The island has an area of 0.256 km2. The is ...

and the Isla de Isabel II. It is part of Spain's

plazas de soberanía The (), meaning "strongholds of sovereignty", are a series of Spanish overseas territories scattered along the Mediterranean coast bordering Morocco, or that are closer to Africa than Europe. This term is used for those territories that have ...

North Africa North Africa (sometimes Northern Africa) is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region. However, it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of t ...

. The island is administered by the Ministry of Defence of Spain, however it is also claimed by

Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...

as part of its territory alongside other Spanish overseas territories in Northern Africa.

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Plazas de soberanía Uninhabited islands of Spain Isla del Rey (Chafarinas) {{Plazadesoberanía-geo-stub