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    Galite Islands

    أرخبيل جالطة

    The Galite Islands (Tunisian Arabic: جالطة Jalita, French: La Galite, Italian: La Galita) are a rocky group of islands of volcanic origin that belong to Bizerte Governorate, northern Tunisia.

    View of Galite islands
    View of Galite islands

    IssamBarhoumi / CC BY-SA 4.0

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    20 landforms

    Overview

    The Galite Islands (Tunisian Arabic: جالطة Jalita, French: La Galite, Italian: La Galita) are a rocky group of islands of volcanic origin that belong to Bizerte Governorate, northern Tunisia. They are located 38 kilometres (24 miles) northwest of Cape Serrat, the closest point of the Tunisian mainland coast, from which they are separated by the Galite Channel, and almost 80 km (50 mi) north-by-northeast of the city of Tabarka, and 150 km (93 mi) south of Cape Spartivento in the south of Sardinia. The islands of the group sit atop Banc de Galite.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands3
    • Islets3
    • Rocks & skerries13

    Major islands

    1

    Minor islands

    3

    • Le Galiton

      Area
      0.29 km²
      High point
      158 m

    • Fauchelle

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      43 m

    • Gallina

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    Islets

    3
    • Gallo119 m · 0.09 km²
    • Unnamed island23 m · 0.03 km²
    • Pollastro9 m · 0.6 ha

    Rocks & skerries

    13
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level100 m200 m300 m400 m391 mGalite158 mLe Galiton119 mGallo43 mFauchelle9 mPollastro
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.1110Galite: 7.5 km²GaliteLe Galiton: 0.29 km²Le GalitonFauchelle: 0.12 km²FauchelleGallo: 0.09 km²GalloUnnamed island: 0.03 km²Unnamed islandPollastro: 0.6 haPollastroUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale. 1 without a known area.
    Galite Island7.5 km²
    Le Galiton0.29 km²
    Fauchelle0.12 km²
    Gallo0.09 km²
    Unnamed island0.03 km²
    Pollastro0.6 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

    Groups within

    2

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs