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Filfla
Filfla is a mostly barren, uninhabited islet south of Malta, and is the most southerly point of the Maltese Archipelago. Filflett, a rocky islet some southwest of Filfla, has the southernmost point of Malta. The name is believed to come from felfel, the Arabic word for peppercorn. Prior to the 17th century, nautical maps of Malta typically referred to the island as simply 'Pepper' island.
St Paul's Island
island
Ras ir-Raħeb
limestone promontory in north western Malta
Simar Nature Reserve
Simar Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Pwales Valley, in Xemxija, St Paul's Bay, Malta. An artificial wetland habitat was created on 5 hectares in the 1990s by BirdLife Malta volunteers in an area of abandoned marshland.
Għadira Nature Reserve
' () also known as Nature Reserve' () is a protected area located in the locality of Mellieħa, Malta. It comprises a brackish lake and a salt marsh habitat. Due to Malta's arid climate, permanent inland water areas are rare, making the wetlands an extremely important habitat for birds and other wildlife. Many of the birds observed here are migratory, stopping to rest before continuing their migration.