The Malta Plateau (72°58′S 167°18′E / 72.967°S 167.300°E / -72.967; 167.300 (Malta Plateau)) is an ice-covered plateau of about 25 nautical miles (46 km;...
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Sicily across the Malta Channel. Malta is located east of its sister islands of Gozo and Comino. It lies on the Malta plateau, a shallow shelf formed from...
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Malta (/ˈmɒltə/ MOL-tə, /ˈmɔːltə/ MAWL-tə, Maltese: [ˈmɐːltɐ]), officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the...
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Trafalgar Glacier. Malta Plateau 72°58′S 167°18′E / 72.967°S 167.300°E / -72.967; 167.300 (Malta Plateau), an ice-covered plateau of about 25 nautical...
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long, descending southeast from the plateau of Victoria Land, Antarctica, between Mountaineer Range and Malta Plateau, and terminating at Lady Newnes Bay...
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together with The Pleiades, Mount Overlord, Mount Rittmann and the Malta Plateau forms a subprovince, the Melbourne volcanic province. The volcanism...
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Victory Mountains, Victoria Land, Antarctica. It drains south between Malta Plateau and Daniell Peninsula, and thence projects into Glacier Strait, Ross...
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The Megalithic Temples of Malta (Maltese: It-Tempji Megalitiċi ta' Malta) are several prehistoric temples, some of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites...
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Xwejni Bay (category Bays of Malta)
upstream plateau with a double arch and a cave along the coast. Busuttil, Joseph (1971). "Maltese Harbours in Antiquity". Melita Historica: Malta Historical...
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volcanic province, which extends from Mount Melbourne to The Pleiades and Malta Plateau. These consist of the Cenozoic volcanoes of northern Victoria Land which...
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Misraħ Għar il-Kbir (redirect from Clapham Junction (Malta))
Junction) is a prehistoric site in Siġġiewi, in the south of the Island of Malta, near the Dingli Cliffs. It is best known for its "cart ruts", a complex...
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Borchgrevink Glacier. The Hand Glacier is to the south. It is east of the Malta Plateau and southwest of Mount Freeman The Clapp Ridge, Stever Ridge and Hackerman...
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Siġġiewi (category Local councils of Malta)
It is the third largest council in Malta by surface area, after Rabat and Mellieħa. Siġġiewi is situated on a plateau a few kilometers away from Mdina (the...
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Mdina (redirect from Mdina, Malta)
settlement on the same site, has survived as the name of the island (Malta). The plateau on which Mdina is built has been inhabited since prehistory, and...
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descending gradients towards the northeast. The Maltese archipelago is linked to Sicily by an underwater plateau of depths of less than 100 m. During different...
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Ġgantija (category World Heritage Sites in Malta)
the Mediterranean island of Gozo in Malta. The Ġgantija temples are the earliest of the Megalithic Temples of Malta and are older than the pyramids of...
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small but widely distributed basaltic vents. Mount Abbott Baker Rocks Malta Plateau Markham Island Mount Melbourne Nathan Hills Mount Noice Mount Overlord...
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-72.633; 167.467. A tributary glacier that drains the north slopes of Malta Plateau near Mount Hussey and flows north into Trainer Glacier, in the Victory...
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Dingli (category Towns in Malta)
nearest town, Rabat. The village lies on a plateau some 230 metres above sea level, near the highest point of Malta. The area provides not only open sea views...
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risk to the population is probably undervalued. The Maltese Archipelago rests on an underwater plateau, a relatively stable part of the African Plate. The...
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Filfla (category Islands of Malta)
uninhabited islet 4.5 kilometres (2.8 miles) south of Malta, and is the most southerly point of the Maltese Archipelago. Filflu (or Filfluu), a rocky islet...
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Cittadella (Gozo) (redirect from Citadella (Malta))
Citadel (Maltese: Iċ-Ċittadella), also known as the Castello (Maltese: Il-Kastell), is the citadel of Victoria on the island of Gozo, Malta. The area...
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Wardija Ridge (category Plateaus of Europe)
Wardija Ridge is a plateau found in a group in the north of Mġarr, Malta, just outside of Wardija. Wardija Ridge is part of a series of hills that run...
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Wied il-Mielaħ Window (category Rock formations of Malta)
il-Mielaħ Window (Maltese: it-Tieqa ta' Wied il-Mielaħ) is a limestone natural arch on the north-western coast of the island of Gozo in Malta. It is located...
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Alof de Wignacourt (category Knights of Malta)
1622. Unlike a number of the other Grand Masters, he was popular with the Maltese people. Wignacourt is mostly remembered for the construction of the Wignacourt...
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Heritage Malta (Maltese: Patrimonju Malta) is the Maltese national agency for museums, conservation practice and cultural heritage. Created by the Cultural...
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lowland and a continental plateau which shows a marked, abrupt change in elevation caused by coastal erosion at the base of the plateau. Scarps are generally...
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Lampedusa (category Articles containing Maltese-language text)
/-sə/ -sə, Italian: [lampeˈduːza]; Sicilian: Lampidusa [lambɪˈɾuːsa]; Maltese: Lampeduża) is the largest island of the Italian Pelagie Islands in the...
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in Europe. The plateau is a popular tourist attraction. The cape includes a 307-metre-high cliff (1,007 ft) with a large flat plateau on top, where visitors...
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