Malta Channel

Malta Channel separates the European island 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 ...

from the southern tip of

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. The channel serves as a sea route link to Europe for the Maltese. Virtu Ferries and

Ponte Ferries Ponte, a word meaning '' bridge'' in Italian, Portuguese, and Galician languages, may refer to: Places England * Pontefract, a town in the Metropolitan City of Wakefield France *Ponte Leccia, a civil parish (hameau) in the department of Haute-C ...

take people and cars from Malta to Italy and vice versa. In

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

, this sea saw naval battles and was also heavily mined when the Crown Colony of Malta tried to supply the island. Also there were other naval battles fought between the Knights of Malta and the Ottoman Navy, and also during the

Punic Wars The Punic Wars were a series of wars between 264 and 146BC fought between Rome and Carthage. Three conflicts between these states took place on both land and sea across the western Mediterranean region and involved a total of forty-three ye ...

. {{Coord, 36.3656, N, 14.5786, E, source:kolossus-ruwiki, display=title Channels of the Mediterranean Sea Geography of Sicily Straits of Italy International straits Borders of Italy Borders of Malta Straits of Malta Coasts of Malta