Cominotto ( mt, Kemmunett), sometimes referred to as ''Cominetto'', is an uninhabited
Mediterranean
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the e ...
island off the northern coast of
Malta
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 ...
. Measuring only in area, it is the largest uninhabited island of Malta. Cominotto lies to the north-west of
Comino
Comino ( mt, Kemmuna) is a small island of the Maltese archipelago between the islands of Malta and Gozo in the Mediterranean Sea, measuring in area. Named after the cumin seed, the island has a permanent population of only two residents and ...
.
Between Comino and Cominotto lie the transparent, cyan waters of the
Blue Lagoon (Maltese: ''Bejn il-Kmiemen'', literally "Between the Cominos"). Frequented by large numbers of tourists and tour boats daily, the Blue Lagoon makes it popular with divers and
snorkelers.
File:Blue Lagoon, Comino.jpg, The Blue Lagoon at sea level with Cominotto in the background
File:CominoBlueLagoon.jpg, Cominotto and the Blue Lagoon
References
Islands of Malta
Uninhabited islands of Malta
Comino
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