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Malta is located east of its sister islands of Gozo and Comino. It lies on the Malta plateau, a shallow shelf formed from the high points of a land bridge between Sicily and North Africa that became isolated as sea levels rose after the last ice age. [5] Malta is therefore situated in the zone between the Eurasian and African tectonic plates. [6]
In the popular real time strategy game released in 2005, Age of Empires III, the first level's task is to defend a fort on Malta against the Ottomans, which appears to be Fort St. Elmo. The first part of the music video of the 2008 song Vodka by the Gozitan singer Morena was filmed at Lower Saint Elmo (the same part of the fort that was used ...
The Grand Harbour (Maltese: il-Port il-Kbir; Italian: Porto Grande), also known as the Port of Valletta, [1] is a natural harbour on the island of Malta. It has been substantially modified over the years with extensive docks ( Malta Dockyard ), wharves , and fortifications .
Malta (/ ˈ m ɒ l t ə / ⓘ MOL-tə, / ˈ m ɔː l t ə / MAWL-tə, Maltese: [ˈmɐːltɐ]), officially the Republic of Malta, [14] is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago 80 km (50 mi) south of Italy, 284 km (176 mi) east of Tunisia, [15] and 333 km (207 mi) north of Libya.
Malta has a total area of 315.718 km 2, [2] with land making up 315.718 km 2 and water taking up zero area. Compared to other political entities, this makes Malta: (Australia) slightly less than one-seventh the Australian Capital Territory's size; (Canada) roughly one-eighteenth Prince Edward Island's size; (UK) slightly smaller than the Isle ...
Ħaġar Qim complex at dusk. The megalithic complex of Ħaġar Qim is located on the southern edge of the island of Malta, on a ridge capped in soft globigerina limestone.. Globigerina limestone is the second oldest rock on Malta, outcropping over approximately 70% of the area of the islands.
Google Earth is a web and computer program that renders a 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery.The program maps the Earth by superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and GIS data onto a 3D globe, allowing users to see cities and landscapes from various angles.
The oldest exposed rock layer of Malta is the Lower Coralline Limestone Formation (Maltese: Żonqor), which is of Chattian age (~28–23 million years old) with a maximum thickness of 162 m. [1] The unit is exposed on the lower parts of cliffs in the south-west of the archipelago such as at Dingli , and also along rifts, particularly near Mosta ...