About Malta - S&D YachtsS&D Yachts

Located in the Mediterranean Sea, just south of Sicily, the Maltese archipelago consists of three islands: – Malta, Gozo and Comino.

The largest island of the group is Malta, from which the archipelago takes its name. The Capital City of Malta is Valletta.
the population of Malta is currently approx. 400,000.
malta is well served with Yacht marinas, situated in Msida, Ta’Xbiex, Manoel Island, St. Julians and Vittoriosa ,with new state of the art marinas being projected.
Malta’s International Airport is situated five kilometers from Valletta, and approximately 15 minutes drive from each yacht marina.
The second largest island is Gozo, which is topographically quite different from Malta. The way of life of the island is quaintly attractive for its less industrialised way of life.
Comino. Cominotto, Filfla and St. Paul’s Islet are the other features of the archipelago. Of these only Comino, situated between Malta and Gozo, sustains a small population.
The co-ordinates of the Maltese Islands are Northern Latitude 36 00’00” and Eastern Longitude 14 36’00”.
The area of the Maltese Islands is 316 square kilometers.