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Manoel Island
Native name:
Il-Gżira Manoel
Aerial view of Manoel Island
Map of Manoel Island within Marsamxett Harbour
Geography
LocationMarsamxett Harbour, Malta, south of Sicily, Mediterranean Sea
Coordinates35°54′14″N 14°30′07″E / 35.904°N 14.502°E / 35.904; 14.502
ArchipelagoMaltese islands
Area0.3 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Administration
Malta

Manoel Island (Maltese: Il-Gżira Manoel), formerly known as Bishop's Island (Maltese: Il-Gżira tal-Isqof, Italian: Isola del Vescovo) or the Isolotto, is a small island which forms part of the municipality of Gżira in Marsamxett Harbour, Malta. It is named after the Portuguese Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena, who built a fort on the island in the 1720s.

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