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Saint Paul's Island(s)
Selmunett Island.jpg
View of Saint Paul's Islands
Geography
Location off Malta, south of Sicily, Mediterranean Sea
Coordinates 35°57′55″N 14°24′2″E / 35.96528°N 14.40056°E / 35.96528; 14.40056
Archipelago Maltese islands
Area 0.101 km2 (0.039 sq mi)
Coastline 0.9 km (0.56 mi)
Administration
Demographics
Population 0

St Paul's Island (Maltese: Il-Gżejjer ta' San Pawl), also known as Selmunett, is a small island off Selmun near the north-east of the main island of Malta. St Paul's Island is sometimes split into two islands and it is sometimes called to in the plural as St Paul's Islands.

St Paul's Island has been uninhabited since World War II, and it is the second largest uninhabited island of Malta, having an area of 0.1 square kilometres (0.04 square miles).

There are many shipwrecks on the island.

Images for kids

  • MALTA(1861) St. Paul's Bay

    View of Saint Paul's Island in 1861

  • St Paul's Islands, farmhouse before it became ruin, model at the National history museum

    Model of Ta' Bajdafin Farmhouse, at the National Museum of Natural History

  • Malta - Mellieha - St. Paul's Islands (Keppel) 04 ies

    Cliffs on the northern side of the main island.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Islas de San Pablo (Malta) para niños

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