North Comino Channel
The Gozo Channel is a short stretch of Mediterranean Sea separating the Maltese island of Gozo from the northern tip of Malta. It is about 7 km long and varies in width from 6.7 km at its widest to 4.5 km at its northeastern end.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Marine channel
- Description: strait in Malta
- Also known as: “Comino Nord di Comino”, “Fliegu ta’ Għawdex”, “Gozo Channel”, “Il Fliegu ta Ghaudesh”, and “North Channel”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Comino and Cominotto.
Comino
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Comino is one of the islands in the Maltese Archipelago. It is the smallest inhabited island of the Maltese islands with a grand total of 3 permanent inhabitants, as well as a hotel which caters mostly for overseas visitors on all-inclusive package tours.
Cominotto
Islet
Photo: Erik1980, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cominotto, sometimes referred to as Cominetto, is an uninhabited Mediterranean island off the northern coast of Gozo, Malta. It is located near the eponymous larger island of Comino and is part of the Maltese archipelago.
Ħalfa Rock
Islet
Photo: Zugraga, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ħalfa Rock is a deserted small islet and limestone rock on the south-east coast of the island of Gozo in the Maltese archipelago. The islet is typified by a small maritime labiate garrigue environment, with germander and prasium shrubs, with the occurrence…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qala and Mġarr.
Qala
Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Qala is an administrative unit of Malta, on the island of Gozo, with a population of 2,300 as of November 2021. Nearby is Ħondoq ir-Rummien, a coastline with salt pans and caves.
Mġarr
Village
Photo: HH58, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mġarr is a harbour town in south-eastern Gozo, Malta. Mġarr is situated 3 km west of North Comino Channel.
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 3½ km northwest of North Comino Channel.
North Comino Channel
- Categories: strait and body of water
- Location: Il-Qala, Malta, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover North Comino Channel from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“North Comino Channel” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قناة جوزو”
- Cebuano: “Il-Fliegu ta‘ Ghawdex”
- Cebuano: “Il-Fliegu ta’ Ghawdex”
- Croatian: “Tjesnac Gozo”
- Dutch: “Gozo Channel”
- German: “Gozokanal”
- Italian: “Canale di Gozo”
- Lithuanian: “Goco sąsiauris”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gozokanalen”
- Norwegian: “Gozokanalen”
- Russian: “канал Гозо”
- Serbian: “Мореуз Гоцо”
- Swedish: “Il-Fliegu ta‘ Ghawdex”
- Swedish: “Il-Fliegu ta’ Ghawdex”
- Ukrainian: “Канал Гоцо”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tal-Għassa and Ta’ Savier.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Il-Ħnejja and Qala San Niklaw.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “North Comino Channel”. Photo: Dirk.heldmaier, CC BY-SA 3.0.