File:Malta_-_Ghajnsielem_-_Cominotto_+_Blue_Lagoon_(Comino)_03_ies.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Cominotto
Sign in to saveCominotto (), sometimes referred to as Cominetto, is an uninhabited Mediterranean island off the northern coast of Gozo, Malta. It is located near the eponymous larger island of Comino and is part of the Maltese archipelago. Measuring in area, it is the largest uninhabited island in Malta.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Cominotto
- Islands.native_name
- Kemmunett
- Islands.native_name_link
- Maltese Language
- Islands.image_name
- Malta - Ghajnsielem - Cominotto + Blue Lagoon (Comino) 03 ies.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- Cominotto as seen from Comino
- Islands.map_image
- Comino-Malta.png
- Islands.image_map_caption
- Map of Comino. Cominotto is the small island on the left.
- Islands.location
- off Comino, between Gozo and Malta, south of Sicily, Mediterranean Sea
- Islands.archipelago
- Maltese Islands
- Islands.total_islands
- 7
- Islands.major_islands
- 1
- Islands.area_km2
- 0.25
- Islands.coastline_km
- 1.72
- Islands.country
- Malta
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- Region
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Gozo
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
- Local council
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
- Għajnsielem
via Wikipedia infobox
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- See also
- References
Cominotto (), sometimes referred to as Cominetto, is an uninhabited Mediterranean island off the northern coast of Gozo, Malta. It is located near the eponymous larger island of Comino and is part of the Maltese archipelago. Measuring in area, it is the largest uninhabited island in Malta.
== Geography == The island has a rugged coastline and rocky terrain. It is home to several species of seabirds and predatory rats. Adjacent to Cominotto lies the Blue Lagoon, a popular destination for tourists in the Maltese archipelago. Due to its ecological importance, Cominotto is part of a Special Protection Area.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cominotto” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (2)
On the map
2 mapped locations