Ghar Lapsi - Left Reef (Dive Site)

Ghar Lapsi - Left Reef (Dive Site) is a reef in Siġġiewi, Malta. Ghar Lapsi - Left Reef (Dive Site) is situated nearby to the climbing site Twin Caves, as well as near the police station Għassa ta‘ Għar Lapsi.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Għar Lapsi and Mnajdra.

Għar Lapsi

Cave

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Għar Lapsi is a small bay near Siġġiewi, Malta. It lies about 1 km south-west of the Blue Grotto. Some structures in the bay were damaged by Storm Harry in January 2026. Għar Lapsi is situated 220 metres west of Ghar Lapsi - Left Reef (Dive Site).

Mnajdra

Photo: Hamelin de Guettelet, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mnajdra is a megalithic temple complex found on the southern coast of the Mediterranean island of Malta. Mnajdra is approximately 497 metres from the Ħaġar Qim megalithic complex. Mnajdra is situated 1 km east of Ghar Lapsi - Left Reef (Dive Site).

Ħamrija Tower

Tower

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Ħamrija Tower, originally known as Torre della Pietra Nigra and also known locally as Torri ta' Rsejjen, is a small watchtower in Qrendi, Malta. It was completed in 1659 as the twelfth of the De Redin towers. Ħamrija Tower is situated 1¼ km east of Ghar Lapsi - Left Reef (Dive Site).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maqluba and Qrendi.

Maqluba

Locality

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Il-Maqluba is a sinkhole with a surface area of around 4,765 square metres situated in the village of Qrendi in Malta. Il-Maqluba is a Special Area of Conservation – Candidate Site of International Importance and designated as a Tree Protection Area, forming… Maqluba is situated 3 km east of Ghar Lapsi - Left Reef (Dive Site).

Qrendi

Village

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Qrendi is a village in the Western Region of Malta, with a population of 3,148 people as of October 2021. It is located close to Mqabba, Żurrieq and Siġġiewi. Qrendi is situated 3 km east of Ghar Lapsi - Left Reef (Dive Site).

Siggiewi

Village

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Siġġiewi, also called by its title Città Ferdinand, is a city and a local council in the Western Region of Malta. It is the third largest council in Malta by surface area, after Rabat and Mellieħa. Siggiewi is situated 3 km north of Ghar Lapsi - Left Reef (Dive Site).

Ghar Lapsi - Left Reef (Dive Site)

Type: Reef
Category: landform
Location: Siġġiewi, Malta, Europe
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Latitude

35.82659° or 35° 49′ 36″ north

Longitude

14.4258° or 14° 25′ 33″ east

Open location code

8F7PRCGG+J8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13614878288

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=reef

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Twin Caves and Għar Lapsi.

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