Filfla
Sign in to saveFilfla 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.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Filfla
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- Filfla 1.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- Filfla and neighboring Filfoletta seen from Dingli Cliffs (from northwest)
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- Filfla map.jpg
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- Map of Filfla
- Islands.native_name
- Filfa
- Islands.location
- South of Malta, Mediterranean Sea - Island belongs to Tarxien
- Islands.archipelago
- Maltese islands
- Islands.total_islands
- 2
- Islands.area_km2
- 0.06
- Islands.elevation_m
- 60
- Islands.country
- Malta
- Islands.population
- 0
- Islands.pushpin_map
- Malta
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- Location within Malta
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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.
==Environment== Filfla has an area of with a long coastline. It is a crumbling flat-topped limestone plateau surrounded by high cliffs. Three species of seabirds breed on the islet: the European storm petrel (with an estimated 5000 – 8000 pairs), Cory's shearwater (c. 200 pairs) and yellow-legged gull (c. 130 pairs). The island has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International, principally because of the storm petrel colony. A type of wall lizard (Podarcis filfolensis ssp. filfolensis) and door snail (Lampedusa imitatrix gattoi) are endemic to Filfla. A large wild leek, growing up to high, also occurs. Access to Filfla is only possible for educational or scientific purposes, subject to prior permission from the Environment and Resources Authority.