Rdum il-Kbir

Rdum il-Kbir is a cliff in In-Nadur, Malta and has an elevation of 49 metres. Rdum il-Kbir is situated nearby to the locality Tar-Ramla, as well as near Ta’ Xurdin.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mixta Cave and Ramla Bay.

Mixta Cave

Cave

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Mixta Cave is a natural cave located on the eastern side of Ramla Bay. It is very commonly confused with Calypso's Cave which is located on the other side of the same bay.

Ramla Bay is a bay with a beach of reddish-coloured sand in Gozo, in the Maltese Islands. It lies on the north-east coast of the island, between the bays of Marsalforn and San Blas. The closest village is Xagħra.

Calypso’s Cave

Cave

Calypso's Cave is a natural cave, located on the western side of the Ramla bay, near the town of Xagħra, on the island of Gozo. The cave is alleged to be the one referenced in the Odyssey as the cave where the nymph Calypso kept Odysseus prisoner for seven years after his ship was wrecked after a fierce storm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nadur and Xaghra.

Nadur

Village

Photo: Mariosaliba, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nadur is an administrative unit of Malta, located in the eastern part of the island of Gozo. Nadur is built on a plateau and is one of the largest localities in Gozo. Nadur is situated 2½ km south of Rdum il-Kbir.

Xaghra

Photo: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Xagħra is in Gozo. It's an attractive village of 4,900 people that houses the Ġgantija temples, and is a 5-minute drive or a 30-minute walk to Ramla i Hamra beach and to Rabat, so if you don't have too much time to explore the island, this is a good place to use as a base.

Marsalforn

Village

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Marsalforn, also written as M'Forn for shortcut purposes, is a town on the north coast of Gozo, the second largest island of the Maltese archipelago. The town lies between the hilltop towns of Xagħra and Żebbuġ. Marsalforn is situated 3 km west of Rdum il-Kbir.

Rdum il-Kbir

Type: Cliff with an elevation of 49 metres
Also known as: “Irdum il-Kbir”, “Rdum ta’ Venuta”, “Redum il Kebir”, and “Redum Kibir”
Category: landform
Location: In-Nadur, Malta, Europe
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Latitude

36.06222° or 36° 3′ 44″ north

Longitude

14.29139° or 14° 17′ 29″ east

Elevation

49 metres (161 feet)

Open location code

8F8P376R+VH

GeoNames ID

2562303

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