Inland Sea

The Inland Sea, sometimes called Il-Qawra in Maltese and also known as Dwejra, is a lagoon of seawater on the island of linked to the Mediterranean Sea through an opening formed by a narrow natural arch.
  • Lagoon
  • Description: lagoon in Gozo formed because of a sinkhole
  • Also known as
    “Dwejra Inland Sea”
    “Inland Sea, Gozo”
    “Kaura”
    “Qawra tad-Dwejra”

Places of Interest

Discover Collapsed Azure Window and Fungus Rock.
The Azure Window, also known as the Dwejra Window, was…
Wikimedia, Public domain.
Islet
, sometimes known as Mushroom Rock, and…
is a small watchtower in Dwejra Bay…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint Lawrence and Gharb.
Village
San Lawrenz is an administrative unit of , on the island of .
Għarb is an administrative unit of Malta, located at the westernmost point of the island of .
Santa Luċija is a hamlet in , in Island, .
2½ km southeast of Inland Sea
This page is based on…
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
36.05376° or 36° 3′ 14″ north
Longitude
14.19118° or 14° 11′ 28″ east
Open location code
8F8P353R+GF
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
natural = water
Open­Street­Map feature
water = lagoon
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Inland Sea” goes by many names.
البحر الداخلي (مالطا)Arabic
بحر داخليArabic
QawraCebuano
戈佐內海Chinese
戈佐内海Chinese
Inland SeaDutch
내해Korean
Vidinė Goco jūraLithuanian
DwejraMaltese
Il-QawraMaltese
Innhavet på GozoNorwegian Nynorsk
QawraNorwegian Nynorsk
دریای داخلیPersian
دریای داخلی، گوزوPersian
Inland SeaPolish
АураRussian
Внутреннее мореRussian
Внутреннее море ГозоRussian
Внутреннее море ГоцоRussian
КаураRussian
QawraSwedish
Внутрішнє море ГоцоUkrainian

Localities in the Area

“The only true voyage… would be not to travel to new landscapes, but to have other eyes, to see the universe through the eyes of another, of a hundred others.”

Malta: Highlights

Learn more about Valletta and Mdina.