Editing Spain (section)

=== Islands ===
{{Main|List of islands of Spain}}
[[File:Mallorca_Schönste_Strände_Cala_D_Or_(181610303).jpeg|thumb|Aerial view of [[Mallorca]] island]]

Spain also includes the [[Balearic Islands]] in the [[Mediterranean Sea]], the [[Canary Islands]] in the Atlantic Ocean and a number of uninhabited islands on the Mediterranean side of the [[Strait of Gibraltar]], known as {{lang|es|[[plazas de soberanía]]}} ("places of sovereignty", or territories under Spanish sovereignty), such as the [[Chafarinas Islands]] and [[Peñón de Alhucemas|Alhucemas]]. The peninsula of [[Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera|de Vélez de la Gomera]] is also regarded as a ''plaza de soberanía''. The isle of [[Alboran Island|Alborán]], located in the Mediterranean between Spain and North Africa, is also administered by Spain, specifically by the municipality of [[Almería]], Andalusia. The little [[Pheasant Island]] in the River [[Bidasoa]] is a Spanish-French [[condominium (international law)|condominium]].

There are 11 major islands in Spain, all of them having their own governing bodies ([[Cabildo insular|Cabildos insulares]] in the Canaries, [[Balearic Islands#Administration|Consells insulars]] in Baleares). These islands are specifically mentioned by the Spanish Constitution, when fixing its Senatorial representation (Ibiza and Formentera are grouped, as they together form the [[Pityusic Islands|Pityusic islands]], part of the Balearic archipelago). These islands include [[Tenerife]], [[Gran Canaria]], [[Lanzarote]], [[Fuerteventura]], [[La Palma]], [[La Gomera]] and [[El Hierro]] in the Canarian archipelago and [[Mallorca]], [[Ibiza]], [[Menorca]] and [[Formentera]] in the Balearic archipelago.