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Malta is located east of its sister islands of Gozo and Comino. It lies on the Malta plateau, a shallow shelf formed from the high points of a land bridge between Sicily and North Africa that became isolated as sea levels rose after the last ice age. [5] Malta is therefore situated in the zone between the Eurasian and African tectonic plates. [6]
The location of Malta An enlargeable map of the Republic of Malta. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Malta: Malta is a small and densely populated sovereign island nation located in Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea. [1] Malta comprises an archipelago of seven islands, of which
Marsaxlokk Harbour (Malta Freeport), at Birżebbuġa on the south-eastern side of Malta, is the islands' main cargo terminal. Malta Freeport is the 11th busiest container ports in continent of Europe and 46th in the World with a trade volume of 2.3 million TEU's in 2008.
The Maltese Islands were incorporated into the Byzantine province of Sicily by 535. Melite remained the administrative center of the island, but little is known about Byzantine period in the city. They might have built a retrenchment which reduced Melite to the size of present-day Mdina, one-third of the size of the Punico-Roman city.
Name Area Note/ coordinates Image Malta Island: 246 km 2 [2: 3]: Gozo (Għawdex): 67.1 km 2 [2: 3]: Comino (Kemmuna): 2.8 km 2 [2: 3]: Manoel Island (Il-Gżira Manoel): 0.3 km 2: St Paul's Islands (Il-Gżejjer ta' San Pawl): 0.101 km 2 [2: Cominotto (Kemmunett): 0.099 km 2 [4: 3]: Filfla (and Filfoletta) : 0.020 km 2 [2: Fungus Rock (Il-Ġebla tal-Ġeneral): 0.007 km 2 [2: 3]: Ħalfa Rock (Il ...
The island of Gozo also has its own national football team. Because it is a part of Malta and not a state on its own this team isn't official and thereby is on the N.F.-Board. Gozo F.C. used to represent Gozo in the Maltese League, whilst a Gozo Football League is also maintained. Football on the island is managed by the Gozo Football Association.
Manoel Island is a low, rather flat hill, shaped roughly like a leaf. It is located in the middle of Marsamxett Harbour, with Lazzaretto Creek to its south and Sliema Creek to its north. The island is connected to mainland Malta by a bridge. The whole island can be viewed from the bastions of the capital Valletta. [1]
The only known permanent structure on the island was a chapel built inside a cave in 1343, [5] [6] which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1856 that also sank part of the island. A map of Malta dating back to 1798 shows a fort, a lighthouse and a monastery with a chapel on Filfla. [7]