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Latest comment: 16 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The highest point, at 253 metres, is the Ta' Zuta on mainland Malta.

Elevation extremes: highest point: Ta'Dmejrek 253 m (near Dingli) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Siałababamak (talk • contribs) 08:37, 25 September 2008 (UTC)Reply

Sea level rise?

Latest comment: 7 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Malta apparently substantially flooded c. 1000–900 BC eliminating former coastal settlements and separating the previously connected islands:

Vella, John (January 2023), "Greek Words in Maltese Harbour Toponymy" (PDF), Athens Journal of Mediterranean Studies, vol. 9, pp. 25–52.

This guy is mostly focused on philology but if the geology is sound we should at least mention/link whatever was going on so recently here. — LlywelynII 03:18, 7 April 2024 (UTC)Reply

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