Isla del Rey is one of the islands that are part of the archipelago of

Chafarinas The Chafarinas Islands ( es, Islas Chafarinas , ber, Igumamen Iceffaren, script=Latn or , ar, جزر الشفارين or ), also spelled Zafarin, Djaferin or Zafarani, are a group of three small Spanish islets located in the Alboran Sea off the ...

, along with the

Isla del Congreso The Isla del Congreso (in English: ''Congress Island'') is an island located in the Chafarinas Islands, an archipelago located 4 kilometers from the African shore. The island belongs to Spain, and has an area of 0.256 km2. Geography The islan ...

and the

Isla de Isabel II Isabel II Island ( es, Isla de Isabel II) is the central island of the Chafarinas Islands, in the Mediterranean Sea. The island belongs to Spain. It is located only away from the North-African shore, in front of the Moroccan town of Ras Kebdana. ...

. It is one of the

Plazas de soberanía The ''plazas de soberanía'' (, lit. "strongholds of sovereignty") is a term describing a series of Spanish overseas minor territories scattered along the Mediterranean coast bordering Morocco or that are closer to Africa than Europe. This term ...

, 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 north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the ea ...

, to the north of Africa. Currently, they are administered by the Ministry of Defence of Spain.

References

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