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See also:GOZO (Gozzo) , an See also:island of the Maltese See also:group in the Mediterranean See also:Sea, second in See also:size to See also:Malta . It lies N.W. and 34 M. from the nearest point of Malta, is of See also:oval See also:form, 84 m. in length and 41 M. in extreme breadth, and has an See also:area of nearly 25 M . Its See also:chief See also:town, See also:Victoria, formerly called Rabato (pop. in 1901, 5057) stands near the See also:middle of the island on one of a cluster of steep conical hills, 3a M. from the See also:port of Migiarro See also:Bay, on the See also:south-See also:east See also:shore, below Fort Chambray . The See also:character of the island is similar to that of Malta . The estimated See also:population in 1907 was 21,911 . |
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