Geology of Malta The largest of the second set are the Victoria Lines Fault on northern Malta and the Qala Fault on southern Gozo. Overall, the islands of the archipelago are tilted towards the northeast, with cliffs on the southwest coast and descending gradients towards the northeast. The Maltese archipalego is linked to Sicily by an underwater plateau of depths of less than 100 m. During different marine regressions of the Mediterranean, Malta has been connected to Sicily by a surface isthmus by which animals have been able to cross, as evinced by the presence of island dwarfism (Maltese dwarf hippopotamus and dwarf
Inglis Island (Ritchie's Archipelago) Inglis Island (Ritchie's Archipelago) Inglis Island is an island of the Andaman Islands. It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. the island is lying northeast from Port Blair. Inglis island is named after Major-general Sir John Eardley Wilmot Inglis. The island belongs to the Ritchie's Archipelago and is located west of John Lawrence Island. Chain Nalah point is a popular tourist beach located on the island's west coast. it has some picnic tables on it. Politically, Inglis Island is part of Port Blair Taluk. The island is uninhabited.