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
Salisbury Island (Recherche Archipelago) great white sharks are known to congregate in large numbers preying on the seals and the many schools of fish that live among the limestone reefs and granite outcrops. Salisbury Island (Recherche Archipelago) Salisbury Island is located in the Recherche Archipelago off the south coast of Western Australia. The island occupies an area of , the third largest island in the Recherche Archipelago. It is situated approximately east of Esperance and off the coast near the edge of the continental shelf making it one of the southern most islands in the archipelago. The island is formed from a massive limestone