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BY MARIA VICTORIA VELLA AND JOSEPHINE VELLA

COMPARING. THE CYPRIOT COAST. WITH. BY MARIA VICTORIA VELLA AND JOSEPHINE VELLA. THE MALTESE COAST. Malta and Cyprus. Malta and Cyprus are two Islands found in the Mediterranean Basin. Malta.

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BY MARIA VICTORIA VELLA AND JOSEPHINE VELLA

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  1. COMPARING THE CYPRIOT COAST WITH BY MARIA VICTORIA VELLA AND JOSEPHINE VELLA THE MALTESE COAST

  2. Malta and Cyprus Malta and Cyprus are two Islands found in the Mediterranean Basin.

  3. Malta • Maltalies 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

  4. Cyprus • 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. Taken from the internet

  5. The 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.

  6. Curium 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

  7. Dingli Cliffs Taken From the internet Curium is S-W of Cyprus. Dingli is S-W of Malta.

  8. Agia Napa Can you guess which place in the Maltese islands resemble this?... For an answer look at the next slide. Postcard

  9. Dwejra bay Taken from the internet Agia Napa is S-E of Cyprus. Dwejra is West of Gozo.

  10. Aphrodite’s Cave Taken by Maria Victoria Vella and Josephine Vella Can you guess which cave in Malta is similar to this? … See Next slide.

  11. Blue Grotto Aphrodite’s cave is S-E of Cyprus. Blue Grotto is S-E of Malta. Taken from the internet

  12. NissiBeach Think of a beach in the Maltese islands which look like this. Look for the answer on the next slide. Postcard

  13. Ghadira Bay Nissi beach is S-E of Cyprus. Ghadira Bay is North of Malta. Taken from the internet

  14. Pissouri Jetty [Limassol] Guess which bay in Malta looks like this … Taken from 2009 Cyprus calendar

  15. Ramla Bay Limassol is South of Cyprus. Ramla bay is East of Gozo. Taken from the internet

  16. Aphrodite’s rock To which place does this place look like? … Next slide Taken by Maria Victoria Vella & Josephine Vella

  17. Fungus rock Taken from the internet Aphrodite’s rock is S-W of Cyprus. Fungus Rock is West of Gozo.

  18. Nissi Beach Postcard Photo taken by Maria Victoria Vella and Josephine Vella 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.

  19. Filfla 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. Taken from the internet

  20. Fundamentaldifference 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.

  21. THE END REFERENCES: Internet Postcards from Cyprus Photos taken by the authors 2009 Calendar “Cyprus Sea” by omnicard editions

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