Malta Channel
The Malta Channel, also known as the Sicily-Malta Channel[1] and the Malta-Sicily Channel,[2] separates the European island of Malta from the southern tip of Sicily. The channel serves as a sea route link to Europe for the Maltese. Virtu Ferries takes people and cars from Malta to Italy and vice versa.
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In World War II, the channel saw naval battles and was also heavily mined when the Crown Colony of Malta tried to supply the island.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". For the July 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily, the Commonwealth forces crossed the Malta Channel, while the Americans sailed further to the west.[3] There were earlier naval battles fought between the Knights of Malta and the Ottoman Navy, and also during the Punic Wars.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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