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Marine and Underwater; algae; cables; detritus; ecology; environment; hawser; hazard; Mediterranean; nature; pollution; rope; SCUBA; sand; sea; seabed; sport diving; sub aqua; sub aquatic; synthetic; raho; Gozo; Malta; These discarded cables were lying on the seabed at approximately

Afternoon, blue, churning sea, drama, dramatic, ecology, environment, erosion, landscape, nature, power, raging sea, rock, seascape, spray, waves, wild, raho, Reqqa, Gozo, Malta

World Wide Wonders, Amazing; arch, archeology; blue; cliffs; culture; customs; dive site; ecology; ecosystem; environment; feature, force of nature; landmark; landscape; natural feature; nature; rocks; rough sea; SCUBA; social history; society; spray; tourists; waves; wonderful; raho; Gozo; Malta

The Azure Window, near Dwerja Bay, is a 50 metre high rock arch in the Dwejra Point cliffs. The sea has worn a hole through a narrow headland forming "the window" called it-Tieqa in Maltese. The arch has become unstable over time.

Agave; architectural; arid; blue; botany; brown; climate; dry; environment; flora; green; landscape; leaves; Mediterranean; plant; scrub land; sky; spines; stalk; succulent; summer; uncultivated; wild; raho; Gozo; Malta

WHOVIS, Blue, cliff, dive site, economy, ecosystem, environment, landscape, fish, marine, nature, passage, SCUBA, seascape, silhouette, sport diving, sub aqua; sub; aquatic; travel; tunnel, underwater; underwater world; water; raho, Gozo; Malta. The Inland Sea, near Dwejra Point and Dwejra Bay, is a small sea lake which is connected to the open sea by a tunnel which runs through the cliff. The tunnel slopes gradually downwards and at the opening on the seaward (Mediterranean) side it is about 30 metres (meters) (100 feet) deep. At the entrance to the open sea the water seems to be an amazing blue colour, the intensity heightened by the darkness of the tunnel and the light of the open sea.

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Architecture; arid; building; Christian; church; countryside; detail; dry; environment; landscape; Mediterranean; Roman Catholic; Romanesque style; sea; tourism; tourist attraction; worship; raho; Ta'Pinu; Gozo; Malta

Agriculture; amazing, ancient; arch; Architecture; arid; blue; conservation; crops; cultivate; cultivation; culture; dry; environment; field; flora; green; historical; history; land; landscape; monument; pillars; preservation, preserve, social; stones; summer; tourism; tourist attraction; vegetables; wonderful, raho; Gozo; Malta.; Ruins of an ancient Roman Aqueduct.

Ruins of a Roman Aqueduce in the landscape.

Marine and Underwater, Blue, ecology, ecosystem, environment, ladders, marine growth, rocks, seascape, SCUBA, sea, sport diving, sub aqua, sub aquatic, underwater; underwater world; water; raho, Reqqa Point, Gozo, Malta These ladders have been torn off their mountings during successive heavy storms which lash the coastline. The ladders cannot be bolted to the cliff face because the force of the waves would still tear them away. The ladders are used by divers to exit the water after a dive, snorkelers, snorkellers and swimmers.

Artificial reef, blue, car, deck, divers' bubbles, diving, economy, sports diving, marine, maritime, railings, SCUBA, seascape, stanchions, structure, sub aqua, sub aquatic, tourism, underwater diving tourist attraction, underwater world, water, raho, Gozo, Malta On 12 August 2006 the MV Karwela, a former passenger ferry carrying some 800 passengers and no cars, was sunk upright (with a slight list to starboard) in approximately 39 metres of water as a diving wreck to attract diving tourists to Gozo and so boost the economy. She was sunk off the coast at Xatt-L-Ahmar, also known as the Red Coast, and sits between 36 and 40 metres(meters) (118 to 131 feet). She is fairly easily accessible from the shore, some 60 metres (meters) on a bearing of about 160 degrees from the ladder. On a good day the horizontal visibility underwater can be as much as 30 metres (meters) (100 feet). As an added attraction, there is an old Volkswagen (VW) Beetle affixed to her stern. This was not part of the original plan, but the story goes that some unnamed divers floated to Beetle out to the wreck, positioned her over the stern, sunk and subsequently padlocked her in place. A year later, there is some marine growth on her superstructure.

2010: The VW Beetle has completely disintegrated,leaving a mass of metal on the deck.

Afternoon, culture, customs, ecology, economy, environment, evaporation, fisherman, hollow, landscape, pans, sea salt crystals, sea water, social history, society, sun, raho, Gozo, Malta In common with other Mediterranean islands sea salt is produced on an economic scale by allowing sea water to evaporate in shallow hollows, or pans which have been cut into the relatively soft bed rock. When no more sea salt can be extracted the water is drained off and the sea salt left to dry in the sun before it is collected.

Artificial reef, blue, deck, diver, diving, diving tourism, ecology, economy, ecosystem, environment, fish, funnel, maritime, SCUBA, seascape, sub aqua, sub aquatic, torch, tourism, underwater diving tourist attraction, underwater world, water, yellow, raho, Gozo, Malta. On 12 August 2006, the MV Cominoland Ferry which used to operate between Gozo and Comino, carrying up to 400 passengers and 10 cars, was sunk (scuttled) in 39 metres of water to provide a diving wreck for divers, and so boost the economy. She was sunk off the coast of Xatt-L-Ahmer, also called the Red Coast, and sits upright between 36 and 40 metres (meters) (118 and 131 feet). Lying some 60 metres away, she is relatively easily accessible from the shore along a bearing of about 220 degrees from the ladder. On a good day, the horizontal visibility underwater can be as much as 30 meters (meters) (110 feet) A year later, there are signs of marine growth, and shoals of fish have begun to colonise (colonize) the wreck.

Blue, canyon, cliff, cliff face, dive site, ecology, ecosystem environment, fjord-like valley, green, landscape, seascape, sediment in water, SCUBA, sky, swimmer, swimming, raho, Gozo, Malta. There are some 100 steps down to the valley floor from the top of the cliff. The valley is some 500 metres (meters) (1650 feet) long. In addition to divers, swimmers and snorkellers (snorkelers)use the valley.

Artificial reef, blue, bollards, deck, divers' bubbles, diving, ecology, economy, ecosystem, environment, marine, maritime, sports diving, railings, SCUBA, seascape, sport diving, stanchions, structure, sub aqua, sub aquatic, tourism, underwater diving tourist attraction, underwater world, water, raho, Gozo, Malta On 12 August 2006 the MV Karwela, a former passenger ferry carrying some 800 passengers and no cars, was sunk upright (with a slight list to starboard) in approximately 39 metres of water as a diving wreck to attract diving tourists to Gozo and so boost the economy. She was sunk off the coast at Xatt-L-Ahmar, also known as the Red Coast, and sits between 36 and 40 metres(meters) (118 to 131 feet). She is fairly easily accessible from the shore, some 60 metres (meters) on a bearing of about 160 degrees from the ladder. On a good day the horizontal visibility underwater can be as much as 30 metres (meters) (100 feet). As an added attraction, there is an old Volkswagen (VW) Beetle affixed to her stern. This was not part of the original plan, but the story goes that some unnamed divers floated to Beetle out to the wreck, positioned her over the stern, sunk and subsequently padlocked her in place. A year later, there is some marine growth on her superstructure.

Alabaster, cave, archeology, columns, conservation, ecology, ecosystem, environment, heritage, nature, pillars, stalagmites, stalactites, tourist attraction, raho, Gozo, Malta, Ninu's Cave is an underground cavern in Xaghra which was discovered in 1888 by Joseph Rapa when digging for a well (the story goes). Underneath a private dwelling still owned by Joseph Rapa's descendants, it measures some 20 metres by 8 metres ( 66 feet by 26 feet). There are numerous magnificent columns standing side by side like some petrified forest. In the past the cave must have been even more spectacular because there is evidence of numerous straw stalactites, which have now been broken off. There are even a few helictites. The formations are now dry and mainly the same colour as the surrounding rock, although some are semitransparent and it is possible to see the rings formed as they grew. A thorough archaeological examination of the cave has never been undertaken, owing to the fragile nature of the columns, I was informed. A member of the family acts as guide whenever tourists visit. As this is also a private dwelling, the living room also on display as a typical Gozitan home. The cave is located at the rear of number 15 January Street, Xaghra.

Alabaster, archaeological, cave, columns, conservation, ecology, ecosystem, environment, heritage, pillars, stalagmites, stalactites, tourist attraction, raho, Gozo, Malta, Ninu's Cave is an underground cavern in Xaghra which was discovered in 1888 by Joseph Rapa when digging for a well (the story goes). Underneath a private dwelling still owned by Joseph Rapa's descendants, it measures some 20 metres by 8 metres ( 66 feet by 26 feet). There are numerous magnificent columns standing side by side like some petrified forest. In the past the cave must have been even more spectacular because there is evidence of numerous straw stalactites, which have now been broken off. There are even a few helictites. The formations are now dry and mainly the same colour as the surrounding rock, although some are semitransparent and it is possible to see the rings formed as they grew. A thorough archaeological examination of the cave has never been undertaken, owing to the fragile nature of the columns, I was informed. A member of the family acts as guide whenever tourists visit. As this is also a private dwelling, the living room also on display as a typical Gozitan home. The cave is located at the rear of number 15 January Street, Xaghra.

Adventure, black, blue, bream, diving, diver, ecology, ecosystem, environment, fish, holiday, marine life, nature, Saddle Bream, sand, seascape, silver, spots, sport diving, SCUBA, shallow, sub aqua, sub aquatic, underwater; underwater world; water; raho, Comino Caves, Comino, Gozo, Malta. At this dive site, over time, the fish have become conditioned to being fed by divers, and follow them around in certain areas on the dive. The divers were surrounded by hundreds of fish in a spiralling column. Comino is part of an archipelago of 3 islands comprising Malta, Gozo and Comino

Afternoon, culture, customs, crystallising, crystallisation, ecology, economy, ecosystem, environment, evaporation, hollow, rocks, salt pan, sea salt crystals, sea water, social history, society, sun, raho, Gozo, Malta In common with other Mediterranean islands sea salt is produced on an economic scale by allowing sea water to evaporate in shallow hollows, or pans. When no more sea salt can be extracted the water is drained off and the sea salt left to dry in the sun before it is collected.

Marine and Underwater, Artificial reef, blue, diving, ecology, economy, ecosystem, environment, sports diving, marine, maritime, SCUBA, sport diving, stanchions, structure, sub aqua, sub aquatic, tourism, underwater diving tourist attraction, underwater world, water, wreck, raho, Gozo, Malta On 12 August 2006 the MV Karwela, a former passenger ferry carrying some 800 passengers and no cars, was sunk upright (with a slight list to starboard) in approximately 39 metres of water as a diving wreck to attract diving tourists to Gozo and so boost the economy. She was sunk off the coast at Xatt-L-Ahmar, also known as the Red Coast, and sits between 36 and 40 metres) (meters (118 to 131 feet). She is fairly easily accessible from the shore, some 60 metres (meters) on a bearing of about 160 degrees from the ladder. On a good day the horizontal visibility underwater can be as much as 30 metres (meters) (100 feet). As an added attraction, there is an old Volkswagen (VW) Beetle affixed to her stern. This was not part of the original plan, but the story goes that some unnamed divers floated to Beetle out to the wreck, positioned her over the stern, sunk and subsequently padlocked her in place. A year later, there is some marine growth on her superstructure.

Afternoon, blue, churning sea, drama, dramatic, ecology, ecosystem, environment, erosion, landscape, Mediterranean, nature, power, raging sea, rock, seascape, spray, waves, wild, raho, Reqqa Point, Gozo, Malta

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Blue, cliff, clouds, evening, filtered, green, landmark, landscape, plants, rocks, safe swimming area, sea, shrubs, swimmers, tourism, tourist attraction, trees, raho, Gozo, Malta. The mound at the end of the bay is called the Rock Dune. The Bay is also used by dive operators to train divers as it's a good, sheltered bay, and also offers good snorkelling.

Blue, culture, customs, ecology, economy, environment, evaporation, fisherman, hollow, landscape, morning, pans, sea salt crystals, sea water, social history, society, sunshine, sunny, raho, Gozo, Malta In common with other Mediterranean islands sea salt is produced on an economic scale by allowing sea water to evaporate in shallow hollows, or pans which have been cut into the relatively soft bed rock. When no more sea salt can be extracted the water is drained off and the sea salt left to dry in the sun before it is collected. Sometimes the fishermen catch small tuna, Bonito: Sarda sarda, from the shoreline.

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Sunrise over Marsalforn, Gozo looking towards Marsalforn Bay

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Sunrise over Marsalforn, Gozo looking across the town to the statue of Christ on the hill overlooking Marsalforn. The status is quite a landmark and can be seen both from the land and sea.

Marine and Underwater, Blue; boat; environment; marine, Mediterranean; nature; SCUBA; sea; sports diving; structure, sub aqua, sub aquatic, tourism; tug boat; underwater; water; raho; Cirkewwa, Malta. The tug boat Rozi was deliberately sunk.

Marine and Underwater, Blue; boat; environment; marine, Mediterranean; metal; nature; SCUBA; sea; sports diving; structure; sub aqua, sub aquatic, thremoclyne; tourism; underwater; water; raho; Cirkewwa, Malta. The P29 was a minesweeper patrol boat which was purposefully sunk.

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Gashri Canyon 01

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Gashri Canyon 02

Marine and Underwater, Blue; cave; cliff; diver; environment; erosion; exit; light; marine; Mediterranean; nature; rock formation; SCUBA; sea; sports diving; structure; sub aqua, sub aquatic, surface; torch; underwater; water; Gozo; Malta

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Apartments; Architecture; bay; boat; brick; buildings; calm; environment; homes; houses; landscape; holiday; Mediterranean; morning; old; outdoors; peaceful; safe; sea; summer; swim; tranquil; water; raho; Marsalforn; Gozo

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Bilingual Notice in English and Maltese

Boat; bow door; car; environment; ferry; harbour; landscape; Mediterranean; morning; motor; passenger; roll on-roll off; sea; sunny; sunshine; transport; vessel; wharf; raho; Gozo; Malta. Malta to Gozo car and passenger ferry.

Malta to Gozo Roll On-Roll Off Ferry

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Malta to Gozo Roll on-Roll off Ferry 02

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Evergreen Tree

Afternoon; cliff; clouds; drop; ecology; environment; erosion; landscape; Mediterranean; motion; movement; outdoors; nature; rock; rough; sea; seascape; spray; spume; storm; stormy; summer; waves; wild; raho; Reqqa Point; Gozo; Malta

Afternoon; cliff; clouds; coastline, drop; ecology; environment; erosion; landscape; Mediterranean; motion; movement; outdoors; nature; rock; rough; rugged, sea; seascape; spray; spume; storm; stormy; summer; waves; wild; windy, raho; Reqqa Point; Gozo; Malta

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Girl on Karwella Wreck

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The Statue of Christ standing on the Hill above Marsalforn, is quite a landmark, and is visible from both land and sea.

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Ta'Pinu Church with computer generated rainbow

Blue; cars; clouds; divers; entry point; gear; group; Mediterranean; popular dive site; rocks; rocky; SCUBA; sea; sports diving; sunny; sunshine; tourism; vehicles; water; Xatt L-Ahmar; Gozo; Malta

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Map of an Island on a blue background representing the sea.

Marine and Underwater, Artificial reef; blue; bollards; bow; deck; diver; divers' bubbles; diving; ecology; economy; ecosystem; environment; marine; maritime; sports diving; railings; SCUBA; seascape; sea bed; sport diving; stanchions; structure; sub aqua; sub aquatic; thremoclyne; tourism; underwater diving tourist attraction; underwater world; water; raho; Gozo; Malta. On 12 August 2006 the MV Karwela; a former passenger ferry carrying some 800 passengers and no car; was sunk upright (with a slight list to starboard) at XattL-Ahmar, also known as the Red Coast; and sits between 36 and 40 metres (meters) (118 to 131 feet).

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The Azure Window, near Dwerja Bay, is a 50 metre high rock arch in the Dwejra Point cliffs. The sea has worn a hole through a narrow headland forming "the window" called it-Tieqa in Maltese. The arch has become unstable over time.

Afternoon, blue, churning sea, drama, dramatic, ecology, environment, erosion, landscape, nature, power, raging sea, rock, seascape, spray, waves, wild, raho, Reqqa, Gozo, Malta