our island home
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Our Island Home. The Maltese Islands. 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?. Ghar Dalam means ‘cave of darkness’. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Our Island Home
The Maltese Islands
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The Maltese Islands
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What is an island?
It is a land that is surrounded by the sea.
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Can you name some islands?
MaltaGozoCominoFilflaU.K.SicilyCyprusSardinia
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Have you ever been here?Ghar Dalam
means ‘cave of darkness’.
It has animal bones from the end of the Ice Age.
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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.
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Hagar Qim Temples
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What is this place called?This is the
Blue Grotto.You can see
the small rock or island called Filfla from there.
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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.
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A view of Gozo from the top.
This is called an aerial view of Gozo.
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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.
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The Grand Harbour – Past & Present
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MdinaThe Silent city
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Sandy Beaches: Golden Bay and Ghadira Bay
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Rocks and Cliffs• These cliffs are
called Dingli Cliffs.• Our islands are
composed of sedimentary rocks.
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The Rotunda: Mosta Church
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The Red Tower
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National Plant & BirdBlue Rock Trush – Il-Merill
Widnet-il Bahar
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Our National AnthemLil din l-art helwa, l-Omm li
tatna isimha, Hares Mulej, kif dejjem Int harist: Ftakar li lilha bl-ohla dawl libbist.
Aghti, kbir Alla, id-dehen lil min jahkimha, Rodd il-hniena lis-sid, sahha 'l-haddiem: Seddaq il-ghaqda fil-Maltin u s-sliem
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The Maltese Flag & the George Cross