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
Island of the Cross a foot (toes pointing to the southwest and the heel to the mouth of the Miguick River (Quebec)) with a length of one kilometre and a maximum width of . The altitude of the water upstream of the island is 246 m and 244 m downstream. "Island of the Cross" is the main island of a small archipelago that can be designated "archipelago Miguick" with 11 other islands including nine upstream. The last small island (altitude: 244 m) is located further downstream in front of the outlet of Lac de la Daraise (west side of the Batiscan River). Highway 2