Maltese islands

The geography of Malta is dominated by water. is an archipelago of coralline limestone, located in Southern Europe, but like most of sits on the African tectonic plate in the Mediterranean Sea.
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  • Island
  • …has 538,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 96 metres (315 feet)
  • Description: archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea
  • Also known as
    “Arcipelago di Malta”
    “Il-Gżejjer ta’ Malta”
    “Malta”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Assumption of Saint Mary and Gauci Tower.
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The Sanctuary Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady…
is a tower in , Malta.
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The Chapel of St Paul the Hermit is a small church…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Naxxar and Mosta.
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is a city and local council in the of .
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is a small but densely populated city in the of .
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Iklin is a village in the Eastern Region of .

Maltese islands

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Latitude
35.91667° or 35° 55′ north
Longitude
14.43333° or 14° 26′ east
Open location code
8F7PWC8M+M8
Geo­Names ID
2562768
Wiki­data ID
Q3803158

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Maltese islands” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Malta arxipelaqı”
  • Bashkir: “Мальта архипелагы”
  • Belarusian: “Мальтыйскі архіпелаг”
  • Belarusian: “Мальтыйскі архіпэляг”
  • Catalan: “Arxipèlag de Malta”
  • Cebuano: “Maltese Islands”
  • Czech: “Maltské souostroví”
  • Czech: “ostrovy Malty”
  • Czech: “souostroví Malta”
  • Dutch: “Maltese Islands”
  • Esperanto: “Malta Insularo”
  • French: “archipel maltais”
  • French: “Archipel maltais”
  • German: “Malta-Archipel”
  • German: “Maltesische Inseln”
  • German: “Maltesischer Archipel”
  • Hungarian: “Málta szigetei”
  • Irish: “Na hOileáin Mháltacha”
  • Irish: “Oileáin Mhálta”
  • Italian: “Arcipelago maltese”
  • Italian: “Isole Calipsee”
  • Italian: “Isole maltesi”
  • Latvian: “Maltas arhipelāgs”
  • Latvian: “Maltas salas”
  • Luxembourgish: “Malteesesch Inselen”
  • Luxembourgish: “Malteeseschen Archipel”
  • Maltese: “Gżejjer Maltin”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dei maltesiske øyane”
  • Polish: “Wyspy Maltańskie”
  • Portuguese: “Ilhas Maltesas”
  • Russian: “Мальтийский архипелаг”
  • Slovenian: “Malteški otoki”
  • Spanish: “Archipiélago de Malta”
  • Swedish: “Maltese Islands”
  • Ukrainian: “Мальтійський архіпелаг”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tal’ Uai and Ix-Xagħra ta’ Santa Margarita.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mosta Bridge and Fortizza tal-Mosta.

Malta: Highlights

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