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
Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina (, ), or, in everyday language, San Andrés y Providencia, is one of the departments of Colombia. It consists of two island groups about northwest of mainland Colombia, and eight outlying banks and reefs. The largest island of the archipelago is called San Andrés and its capital is San Andrés. The other large islands are Providencia and Santa Catalina Islands which lie to the north-east of San Andrés; their capital is Santa Isabel. The name is sometimes abbreviated to "Archip. de San Andres". The