the Maltese archipelago which has been had in 100 km to the south from Sicily and in 200 the km from coast of the North Africa, switches on six islands from which only two are rendered rather habitable: Malta and Gozo. On island Komino bunks all two ten inhabitants; islets Filfa, Kominotto and St. Paul on whom in 70 year of our era apostle Paul has been thrown out after ship-wreck, are absolutely empty. An archipelago total area - 316 sq. km.
Gozo, or island of nymph Kalipso where, if to believe the Homere, has spent some years Odysseus, - it is less than Malta. Its length 14,5 km, width 7,2 km. To Gozo there is no airport, but in 2,5 the km from island capital - cities of Victoria is the helicopter areola. Between Malta and Gozo exists a ferry communication (the major port of Gozo - Mgarr).
Komino most small of manned islands of the Maltese archipelago. Quiet flow of life of several rural families is not infringed neither a screen of cars, nor civilisation noise. The island is bound to Malta and Gozo a ferry communication (the crossing occupies only 20 mines).
Islands of the Maltese archipelago represent low plateaus (to 253 ), combined mainly chalkstones. Shores of islands in the north - abrupt, steep, in the south - more cavicorn. From the island sea seem almost absolutely flat. But near to them zakarstovannye plateaus are much more diverse. Gentle slopes alternate with superficial valleys and terraces. Karstic wide dints and other forms of a landform meet places. Deeply cut up water front of islands forms numerous harbours, rocky fakes with grottoes and cosy, sandy beaches convenient for rest.
A sweet water Deficiency - the important feature of an environment of Malta. The constant rivers on islands are not present, falling out poor rainfall sweepingly exhales or leaves in solution cavities. Inhabitants collect a rain-water in different capacities. But nevertheless it is not enough sweet water, it even bring from island Sicily.
the Vegetation of Malta for millenaries is sharply variated by the person. Ploughed up by terraces on slopes the fields divided from each other by stone pales, - the prominent feature of the Maltese landscape. Terrasovoe the field cropping, invented kind 1000 years ago Arabs, is especially brightly presented on island Gozo - a grain barn of the Maltese archipelago. On mezhah and at the stone pales dividing fields, many prickly cactuses and the opuntias often forming hedges. Earths, free from terrasovogo field husbandries, are covered by the green travjano-gramineous carpet every spring pleasing an eye raznotsvetem, and a low bush. There are separate bunches of pines. At settlements places it is possible to see characteristic Italian stone pines for the Mediterranean and sclerophyllous oaks.
In the Spring and in the autumn, in the hop seasons in places of winterings and anatropicly on islands many aspects of songbirds from Russia dwell. Aboriginal aspects of auks - whitethroats, porridge, mocking-birds and shchurki. Near to coast there are dolphins.
