Alboran Sea

westernmost portion of the Mediterranean Sea
Place marginal_sea Q199408
Alboran Sea
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Alboran Sea

Summary

Alboran Sea is a marginal sea[1]. It draws 555 Wikipedia views per month (marginal_sea category, ranking #16 of 27).[2]

Key Facts

  • Alboran Sea is in the country of Algeria[3].
  • Alboran Sea is in the country of Spain[4].
  • Alboran Sea is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Alboran Sea is in the country of Morocco[6].
  • Alboran Sea's instance of is recorded as marginal sea[7].
  • Alboran Sea's shares border with is recorded as Spain[8].
  • Alboran Sea's shares border with is recorded as Morocco[9].
  • Alboran Sea's shares border with is recorded as Algeria[10].
  • Alboran Sea's shares border with is recorded as Strait of Gibraltar[11].
  • Alboran Island is named after Alboran Sea[12].
  • Alboran Sea is part of Mediterranean Sea[13].
  • Alboran Sea's Commons category is recorded as Alboran Sea[14].
  • Alboran Sea's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36, 'lon': -3}[15].
  • Alboran Sea's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Gibraltar Arc[16].
  • Alboran Sea's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alboran Sea[17].
  • Alboran Sea's described by source is recorded as Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition[18].
  • Alboran Sea's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1500'}[19].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Algeria[3], a sovereign state[20], in Algeria[21], founded in 1962[22]; Spain[4], a sovereign state[23], in Spain[24], founded in 1715[25]; United Kingdom[5], a sovereign state[26], in United Kingdom[27], founded in 1927[28]; and Morocco[6], a constitutional monarchy[29], in Morocco[30], founded in 1956[31]. Alboran Sea is part of Mediterranean Sea[13].

Designation and Status

Alboran Sea's instance of is recorded as marginal sea[7].

History and Context

Alboran Island is named after Alboran Sea[12].

Why It Matters

Alboran Sea draws 555 Wikipedia views per month (marginal_sea category, ranking #16 of 27).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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