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Archipelago

    Mediterranean SeaMalta

    35°54′N 14°24′E

    Maltese islands

    Il-Gżejjer Maltin

    The geography of Malta is dominated by water. Malta is an archipelago of coralline limestone, located in Southern Europe, but like most of Sicily sits on the African tectonic plate in the Mediterranean Sea.

    Marsalforn Coastal Line == Licensing ==
    Marsalforn Coastal Line == Licensing ==

    Paultrahearn at English Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0

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    35 landforms

    Overview

    The geography of Malta is dominated by water. Malta is an archipelago of coralline limestone, located in Southern Europe, but like most of Sicily sits on the African tectonic plate in the Mediterranean Sea. Malta is 81 kilometres (50 mi) south of Sicily, Italy, and nearly 300 km (190 mi) north (Libya) and northeast (Tunisia) of Africa. Although Malta is located farther south than Tunis and some other cities in North Africa, it is not the Southernmost point of Europe. Only the three largest islands – Malta, Gozo and Comino – are inhabited. Other (uninhabited) islands are: Cominotto, Filfla and the St. Paul's Islands. The country is approximately 316 km2 (122 sq mi) in area. Numerous bays along the indented coastline of the islands provide harbours. The landscape of the islands is characterised by high hills with terraced fields. The capital is Valletta.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands4
    • Islets10
    • Rocks & skerries19

    Major islands

    2
    • Malta

      Malta

      Area
      247 km²
      High point
      253 m

      Malta is an island in Southern Europe. It is the largest and most populous of the three major islands that constitute the Maltese Archipelago and the country of Malta. The island is situated in the Mediterranean Sea directly south of Italy and north of Libya.

    • Gozo

      Gozo

      Area
      66 km²
      High point
      193 m

      Gozo (Maltese: Għawdex [ˈɐːˤʊ̯dɛʃ]), known in antiquity as Gaulos, is an island in the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is part of the Republic of Malta. After the island of Malta itself, it is the second-largest island in the archipelago.

    Minor islands

    4

    Islets

    10

    Rocks & skerries

    19
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    Also in the area

    2

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    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level100 m200 m300 m253 mMalta193 mGozo70 mComino60 mFilfla30 mComino Cliff Face Rock28 mManoel27 mCominotto26 mSt Paul's14 mLarge Blue Lagoon Rock9 mFungus Rock4 mĦalfa Rock3 mFessej Rock1 mSmall Blue Lagoon Rock
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.11101001,000Malta: 247 km²MaltaGozo: 66 km²GozoComino: 2.8 km²CominoManoel: 0.31 km²ManoelSt Paul's: 0.1 km²St Paul'sCominotto: 0.1 km²CominottoFilfla: 0.04 km²FilflaLarge Blue Lagoon Rock: 0.9 haLarge Blue Lagoon…Fungus Rock: 0.7 haFungus RockĦalfa Rock: 0.5 haĦalfa RockUnnamed island: 0.4 haUnnamed islandFilfoletta: 0.2 haFilfolettaUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandSmall Blue Lagoon Rock: 0.2 haSmall Blue Lagoon…Unnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandDevil`s End Rock: 0.1 haDevil`s End RockFessej Rock: 0.1 haFessej RockComino Cliff Face Rock: 0.1 haComino Cliff Face…Unnamed 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 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
    Malta247 km²
    Gozo66 km²
    Comino2.8 km²
    Manoel Island0.31 km²
    St Paul's Island0.1 km²
    Cominotto0.1 km²
    Filfla0.04 km²
    Large Blue Lagoon Rock0.9 ha
    Fungus Rock0.7 ha
    Ħalfa Rock0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Filfoletta0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Small Blue Lagoon Rock0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Devil`s End Rock0.1 ha
    Fessej Rock0.1 ha
    Comino Cliff Face Rock0.1 ha
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    Sources

    Facts

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

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