Sheltered Beach · Qawra, Malta

Malta National Aquarium

Malta National Aquarium is a beach in Qawra, Malta. Land closes it in on almost every side, so waves rarely build here. It deepens at a steady pace, reaching about 3 m some 50 m from the shore. Further out it reaches roughly 4.4 m at 400 m. Bathing water has been rated Excellent in each of the last 4 seasons. It is one of 2 beaches around Qawra; the nearest is Amazonia Beach, 1.2 km away.

Wave shelterShelteredopen only to the north-north-east
Depth3 m at 50 m outdeepens steadily
Bathing waterExcellent4 of the last 4 seasons rated Excellent
Tidal range21 cmbarely noticeable
Tree cover2%open, treeless surroundings

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Where it is

35.9488, 14.4283 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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