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Our Island Home

Our Island Home. The Maltese Islands Ms Rosienne Farrugia. The Maltese Islands. What is an island?. It is a land that is surrounded by the sea. Can you name some islands?. Malta Gozo Comino Filfla U.K. Sicily Cyprus Sardinia. Have you ever been here?.

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Our Island Home

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  1. Our Island Home The Maltese Islands Ms Rosienne Farrugia

  2. The Maltese Islands

  3. What is an island? It is a land that is surrounded by the sea.

  4. Can you name some islands? • Malta • Gozo • Comino • Filfla • U.K. • Sicily • Cyprus • Sardinia

  5. Have you ever been here? • Ghar Dalam means ‘cave of darkness’. • It has animal bones from the end of the Ice Age.

  6. What are these places or buildings called? Mnajdra is a very old temple built in the Stone Age about 3000 years Before Christ. It is found in the south of Malta near the Hagar Qim temple.

  7. Hagar Qim Temples

  8. What is this place called? • This is the Blue Grotto. • You can see the small rock or island called Filfla from there.

  9. Do people live on this island? • Noone lives on this small island. • It is called Filfla and is one of the islets of the Maltese Archipelago. • The cliffs that form this islet are about 60 metres high.

  10. A view of Gozo from the top. This is called an aerial view of Gozo.

  11. Where is this beautiful place? • This is the Blue Lagoon and it is found in the small island of Comino. • Only one family lives on this island. • Lots of tourists and Maltese people spend a day swimming in the clear blue waters.

  12. The Grand Harbour – Past & Present

  13. Mdina The Silent city

  14. Sandy Beaches: Golden Bay and Ghadira Bay

  15. Rocks and Cliffs • These cliffs are called Dingli Cliffs. • Our islands are composed of sedimentary rocks.

  16. The Rotunda: Mosta Church

  17. The Red Tower

  18. National Plant & Bird Blue Rock Trush – Il-Merill Widnet-il Bahar

  19. Our National Anthem Lil din l-art helwa, l-Ommli tatna isimha, Hares Mulej, kifdejjemIntharist: Ftakarlililhabl-ohladawllibbist. Aghti, kbirAlla, id-dehenlil min jahkimha, Rodd il-hnienalis-sid, sahha 'l-haddiem: Seddaqil-ghaqdafil-Maltin u s-sliem

  20. The Maltese Flag & the George Cross

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