 The French territories lie within the Indian Ocean, and, consequently, are more dislocated from the principal boundary between the two continents.The Spanish uninhabited territories known as the Plazas de soberanía ("Places of Sovereignty") are minor islands that lie immediately adjacent to the North African coastline, with the exception of Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera which was originally an island like the other 'places', but has subsequently become directly connected to the Moroccan (African) coastline.The two other Spanish territories are the exclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, which are two populated coastal cities located directly on the African mainland, both bordering Morocco solely.