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The geography of Malta is dominated by water. Malta is an archipelago of coralline limestone, located in the Mediterranean Sea, approximately 93 kilometres south of Sicily, Italy, and nearly 300 km north (Libya) and northeast (Tunisia) of Africa. Although Malta is situated in Europe, it is located farther south than African Tunis, capital of Tunisia, Algiers, capital of Algeria, Tangier in Morocco and also Aleppo in Syria, and Mosul in Iraq in the Middle East. Only the three largest islands – Malta, Gozo and Comino – are inhabited. Other (uninhabited) islands are: Cominotto, Filfla and the St.Paul's Islands. The country is approximately 316 km2 (122 sq mi) in area. Numerous bays along the indented coastline of the islands provide good harbours. The landscape of the islands is characterised by high hills with terraced fields. The highest point, at 253 metres, is the (Ta' Zuta ) on mainland Malta. The capital is Valletta. Geographic coordinates: == Statistics == Map references: Europe Area: ''total:'' 316 km2 ''land:'' 316 km2 ''water:'' 0 km2 Area - comparative: slightly less than twice the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 196.8 km (excludes the 56 km for the island of Gozo) Maritime claims: ''territorial sea:'' ''contiguous zone:'' ''continental shelf:'' 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation ''exclusive fishing zone:'' malta 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Geography of Malta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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