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Merkanti Reef
Merkanti Reef, also known as Mercanti Reef, is a reef off the shore of St. Julian's, Malta. It is located between the shores of Dragonara Palace and the Hilton Resort in St Julian's. History In the waters, huge concrete blocks were laid at the bottom of the sea to block sea waves. With this aid, over time, an artificial reef was formed, hosting a significant variety of marine biodiversity. The reef leads to a sandy seabed between 15 and 20 metres off the shore. Water sports activity take place frequently, especially jet skies during the summer months and therefore divers are advised to use Surface marker buoy, marker buoys. On 29 July 1955, the passenger ferry ran aground on the reef and capsized, resulting in the deaths of one crew member and one passenger. In 2005, a study by the Adi Associates revealed that the Merkanti Reef was the 26th most visited diving site in Malta. The Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) lists the reef under 'Protection of the Coast and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies south of Sicily (Italy), east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. The official languages are Maltese language, Maltese and English language, English, and 66% of the current Maltese population is at least conversational in the Italian language, Italian language. Malta has been inhabited since approximately 5900 BC. Its location in the centre of the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean has historically given it great strategic importance as a naval base, with a succession of powers having contested and ruled the islands, including the Phoenicians and Ancient Carthage, Carthaginians, Romans, Greeks, Arabs, Normans, Aragonese, Knights Hospitaller, Knights of St. John, French, and British, amongst others. With a population of about 516,000 over an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |