Żonqor Point

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Żonqor Point
Geographical location
Żonqor Point (Malta)
Żonqor Point
Coordinates 35 ° 52 '  N , 14 ° 34'  E Coordinates: 35 ° 52 '  N , 14 ° 34'  E
location Malta
Waters Mediterranean Sea

Żonqor Point ( Maltese Ponta taż-Żonqor ) is the easternmost point of the island of Malta and the Republic of Malta . It is located at the northern end of Marsaskala Bay in the municipality of Marsaskala . In the area there are salt marshes , the Żonqor Point Salt Pans , where sea ​​salt is extracted.

Nearby was the Żonqor Tower , the eleventh of the thirteen De Redin Towers .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Neville Ransley, Anton Azzopardi: A Geography of the Maltese Islands. 4th edition. Malta 1988, p. 1
  2. ^ Vincent Zammit: Fortifications in the Middle Ages . In: Civilization . tape 1 , 1984, p. 33 .

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