Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera
Spanish tidal island in North Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera (Spanish pronunciation: [peˈɲon de ˈβeleθ ðe la ɣoˈmeɾa]; Arabic: حجر بديس, romanized: Hajar Badis) is a Spanish exclave and rocky tidal island in the western Mediterranean Sea connected to the Moroccan shore by a sandy isthmus. It is also connected to a smaller islet to the east, La Isleta, by a rocky isthmus. The tidal island was named Hajar Badis (Rock of Badis) and was connected to the town of Badis.
Geography | |
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Location | North African coast |
Coordinates | 35°10′20″N 4°17′59″W |
Adjacent to | Mediterranean Sea |
Area | 1.9 ha (4.7 acres) |
Administration | |
Plazas de Soberanía |
Vélez de la Gomera, along with La Isleta, is a premodern overseas possession known as a plaza de soberanía. It is administered by the Spanish central government[1] and has a population consisting only of a small number of Spanish military personnel.
Its border with Morocco is 80 m (260 ft) long, making it one of the shortest international borders in the world.