by maria victoria vella and josephine vella. malta and cyprus malta and cyprus are two islands found...
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MaltaMalta • Malta lies in the
middle of the Mediterranean sea. It consists of a small group of 5 islands - Malta, Gozo, Comino (Kemmuna), Cominetto (Kemmunett) and Filfla. The area of the largest island, Malta, is 246 sq km, of Gozo 67 sq km and of Comino (Kemmuna) 3 sq km.
Taken from the internet
CyprusCyprus
• Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean sea. It lies at the crossroads where the East meets the West. The northern part of the island (Turkish part) has an area of 3350 sq. km whereas the southern part (Greek part) has an area of 9250 sq. km.
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The two islandsThe two islands
In view of this, Cyprus is about forty times larger than Malta. Thus the Cypriot coast is much longer than the Maltese coast. However, when the coasts are compared, they resemble each other very much. This can be seen from the photographs which follow. The sandy beaches, rocky bays and cliffs are much larger in Cyprus.
Curium CliffsCurium Cliffs
Taken by Maria Victoria Vella & Josephine Vella
To which place in Malta does this place look like?...
No answer? Look on the next slide
Agia NapaAgia Napa
Can you guess which place in the Maltese islands resemble this?...
For an answer look at the next slide.
Postcard
Taken by Maria Victoria Vella and Josephine Vella
Aphrodite’s Cave
Can you guess which cave in Malta is similar to this? … See Next slide.
Blue GrottoBlue Grotto
Aphrodite’s cave is S-E of Cyprus. Blue Grotto is S-E of Malta.
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NissiNissi BeachBeach
Think of a beach in the Maltese islands which look like this.
Look for the answer on the next slide.
Postcard
Ghadira BayGhadira Bay
Nissi beach is S-E of Cyprus. Ghadira Bay is North of Malta.
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Pissouri Jetty [Limassol]Pissouri Jetty [Limassol]
Guess which bay in Malta looks like this …
Taken from 2009 Cyprus calendar
Aphrodite’s rockAphrodite’s rock
To which place does this place look like? … Next slide
Taken by Maria Victoria Vella & Josephine Vella
Fungus rockFungus rock
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Aphrodite’s rock is S-W of Cyprus. Fungus Rock is West of Gozo.
Nissi BeachNissi Beach
The island was connected to the main land by a strip of sand. Nowadays there is the sea covering the strip of sand in between the two. However one can walk to the island since the sea is only half a metre deep.
Postcard Photo taken by Maria Victoria Vella and Josephine Vella
FilflaFilfla
The island in Agia Napa is N-E of Cyprus. Fifla is S-W of Malta. One cannot walk to Fifla. The sea is very deep between Malta and Filfla.
Besides, one has to get special permission from the authorities to go there.
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FundamentalFundamental differencedifference
The Maltese coast is surrounded by watch towers which have used to guard the coast in olden times.
The Cypriot coast has no watch towers.