What is Manoel Island?
{{Infobox islands | name = Manoel Island | image_name = File:Aerial view of Manoel Island.jpg | image_caption = Aerial view of Manoel Island | image_size = | map_image = Malta Marsamxett.png | map_caption = Map of Manoel Island within [[Marsamxett Harbour]] | native_name = Il-Gżira Manoel | native_name_link = | nickname = | location = [[Marsamxett Harbour]], [[Malta (island)|Malta]], south of [[Sicily]], [[Mediterranean Sea]] | coordinates = {{coord|35.904|14.502|type:isle_region:MT|display=inline}} | archipelago = [[Maltese archipelago|Maltese islands]] | total_islands = | major_islands = | area_km2 = 0.3 | coastline_km = | highest_mount = | elevation_m = | country = Malta | population = | population_as_of = | density_km2 = | ethnic_groups = | additional_info = }} '''Manoel Island''' ({{lang-mt|Il-Gżira Manoel}}) is a small island which forms part of [[Gżira]] in [[Marsamxett Harbour]], [[Malta]]. It is named after the Portuguese Grand Master [[António Manoel de Vilhena]]. Manoel Island is a flat island shaped roughly like a leaf. The island is connected to mainland [[Malta (island)|Malta]] by a bridge. The whole island can be viewed from the bastions of the capital [[Valletta]].<ref name=lca>{{cite web|title=Manoel Island|url=http://lc.gov.mt/Page.aspx?catid=33&pid=235&lid=1|website=Local Councils' Association|access-date=22 August 2014|archive-date=7 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307045215/http://lc.gov.mt/Page.aspx?catid=33&pid=235&lid=1|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Islands of Malta]] {{geo-stub}}