[OKDXA] EA9 - Ceuta & Melilla - Where are they?

[Jeff Martin]

EA9 - Ceuta & Melilla

Ham Radio - The Great Geography teacher

   I was chasing an EA9 today on 6 meters. I always assumed Ceuta & 
Melilla were islands, probably in the Mediterranean Sea, somewhere near 
Spain. I was curious, so I looked them up. Would you believe they are 
both autonomous cities on the coast of Morocco in North Africa? Melilla 
has been under Spanish rule since 1497. Ceuta was a Portuguese territory 
from 1415 and given to Spain under the Treaty of Lisbon in 1668. So, 
both have been a part of Spain for hundreds of years. Isn't it amazing 
the things you learn because of Ham Radio?

73,
Jeff - K5WE