Manoel Island
Il-Gżira Manoel, Île Manoel, Isola Manoel
35°54′N 14°30′E
Manoel Island (Maltese: Il-Gżira Manoel), formerly known as Bishop's Island (Maltese: Il-Gżira tal-Isqof, Italian: Isola del Vescovo) or the Isolotto, is a small island which forms part of the municipality of Gżira in Marsamxett Harbour, Malta.
Terrain
35°54′N 14°30′E
Overview
Manoel Island (Maltese: Il-Gżira Manoel), formerly known as Bishop's Island (Maltese: Il-Gżira tal-Isqof, Italian: Isola del Vescovo) or the Isolotto, is a small island which forms part of the municipality of Gżira in Marsamxett Harbour, Malta. It is named after the Portuguese Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena, who built a fort on the island in the 1720s. The island was in turn renamed after the fort.
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Chart
Nearest islands
- Malta8.2 km
- St Paul's Island12 km
- Comino19 km
- Cominotto21 km
- Gozo29 km
Also in Maltese islands
Malta
247 km²▲ 253 m
Major islands
Gozo
66 km²▲ 193 m
Major islands
Comino
2.8 km²▲ 70 m
Minor islands
St Paul's Island
0.1 km²▲ 26 m
Minor islands
Cominotto
0.1 km²▲ 27 m
Minor islands
Photographs
This media is about Maltese cultural property with inventory number 01315.
View from a Malta sightseeing two harbours cruise boat to Manoel Island in Gżira, Malta
View from Gżira's Triq Ix-Xatt to Manoel Island in Gżira, Malta
View from a Malta sightseeing two harbours cruise boat to the Sliema Creeka and Manoel Island in Gżira, Malta
View from a Malta sightseeing two harbours cruise boat to the Sliema Creeka and Manoel Island in Gżira, Malta
Triq Ix-Xatt ("The Strand") in front of Manoel Island in Gżira, Malta
Junction of Triq Sir William Reid and Triq Ix-Xatt ("The Strand") in front of Manoel Island Gżira, Malta
Malta - Manoel Island - Triq Il-Forti Manoel - Duck Village 01
Malta - Manoel Island - Triq Il-Forti Manoel - Duck Village 02
Malta - Manoel Island 01
Malta - Manoel Island 02
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Aerial view of Manoel Island. Matthew Benn / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aerial view of the three cities. Jeanetz / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Malta - Gzira - Manoel Island (MSTHC) 01 ies. Frank Vincentz / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Malta - Gzira - Manoel Island (Triq Ix-Xatt) 01 ies. Frank Vincentz / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Malta - Gzira - Sliema Creek+Manoel Island (MSTHC) 01 ies. Frank Vincentz / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Malta - Gzira - Sliema Creek+Manoel Island (MSTHC) 02 ies. Frank Vincentz / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Malta - Gzira - Triq Ix-Xatt + Manoel Island 01 ies. Frank Vincentz / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Malta - Gzira - Triq Ix-Xatt + Triq Sir William Reid 01 ies. Frank Vincentz / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Malta - Manoel Island - Triq Il-Forti Manoel - Duck Village 01. Txllxt TxllxT / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Malta - Manoel Island - Triq Il-Forti Manoel - Duck Village 02. Txllxt TxllxT / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Malta - Manoel Island 01. Txllxt TxllxT / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Malta - Manoel Island 02. Txllxt TxllxT / CC BY-SA 4.0