Guadalhorce River, Guadalfeo River, Adra River (Spain) and Nekor River (Morocco)
Ocean/sea sources
Atlantic Ocean
Basin countries
Algeria, Gibraltar (UK), Morocco, and Spain
Average depth
445 metres (1,460 ft)
Max. depth
1,500 metres (4,900 ft)
Settlements
Málaga, Marbella, Motril, Almería and Cartagena, Spain Alhucemas and Nador, Morocco, Gibraltar
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A satellite image centred on the Alboran Sea. To the left, the Iberian Peninsula, and to the right, the north of Africa.
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