Santa Maria Bay
Santa Maria Bay is a bay in Il-Qala, Malta.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 northwestern coast of Comino, itself located between the two main Maltese islands of Gozo and Malta.
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 Għajnsielem and Mellieħa.
Għajnsielem
Photo: Michelle Maria, CC BY 3.0.
Għajnsielem is a city on Gozo, Malta. It includes the island of Comino. It has a population of 3,200 residents.
Mellieħa
Photo: Lifeboatsrule, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mellieħa is a town of 11,000 people in the northwestern part of Malta. It is a popular tourist destination during the summer months.
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.
Santa Maria Bay
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Il-Bajja ta’ Santa Marija”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Il-Qala, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.0172° or 36° 1′ 2″ northLongitude
14.3372° or 14° 20′ 14″ eastOpen location code
8F8P288P+VVOpenStreetMap ID
way 518344757OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Santa Maria Bay” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “خليج القديسة مريم”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chapel of Our Lady’s Return from Egypt and Santa Marija Caves.
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