Located in the middle of the Mediterranean.
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The Maltese archipelago is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea.
It consists of three islands and the largest of them is Malta lying 93 km (58 miles) south of Sicily and 290 km (180 miles) from North Africa.
Gozo and Comino are the only other inhabited islands. The landscape of all three is characterised by low hills with terraced fields.
Malta has no mountains or rivers. The coastline is indented with harbours, bays, creeks, sandy beaches and rocky coves.
The majority of fields are small and terraced, but despite lack of rain and other adverse terrain conditions, agriculture is well developed.
The Maltese Islands enjoy a healthy climate, with mild winters and a hot summer season. Cold winds, snow, frost and fog are unknown. Rain falls between September and April. It seldom rains after April and nearly never in summertime.
The temperature averages 57.5 degrees Fahrenheit in winter (Nov-Apr) and 89.6 degrees Fahrenheit during the summer (May-Oct). The hottest period is from the middle of July through middle of September although the islands seldom get too hot, as hot summer days and nights are regularly tempered by cool sea breezes.
