Malta Protectorate the late 18th century, while Malta was still under the Knights, the Prince of Lampedusa had let the island to Salvatore Gatt, a Maltese entrepreneur, who settled on the island with a few Maltese workers. The British considered taking over Lampedusa as a naval base instead of Malta, but the idea was dropped as the island did not have deep harbours and was not well developed. Despite this, the authorities in Malta and the British government still attempted to take over the island as they believed that it could be used to supply Malta with food in case Sicily fell
Malta Township, Big Stone County, Minnesota $11,949. There were 2.2% of the population living below the poverty line; within this group there were no families, no under eighteens and none over 64. Malta Township, Big Stone County, Minnesota Malta Township is a township in Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 90 at the 2000 census. Malta Township was organized in 1880. It was named directly or indirectly after the island of Malta. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.2 square miles (96.2 km²), of which 36.3 square miles (94.0 km²) is land and 0.9 square