Alborán Basin
basin, Mediterranean Sea
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The Alborán Basin is the westernmost submarine basin of the Mediterranean Sea. It is located east of the Strait of Gibraltar, between the coasts of Spain and Morocco. The basin is named after Alborán Island, a Spanish islet situated roughly midway between the two mainland coasts. This basin is a key feature of the western Mediterranean's underwater topography.12
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