a small island lying opposite to a town of the same name, which divides the maritime coasts of Tunis and Algiers, in Africa. It is two miles from the land, and is in possession of the noble family of the Lamellini of Genoa, who have here a governor and a garrison of 200 men to protect the coral fishery. N. Lat. 36. 50. E. Long. 9. 16.