Gozo Channel

{{Short description|Channel between the islands Gozo and Malta}}

{{about|the body of water|the ferry across this channel|Gozo Channel Line|the important bird area|Malta–Gozo Channel Important Bird Area}}{{Infobox body of water

| name = Gozo Channel

| other_name = Il-Fliegu t’Għawdex

| location = Between Gozo and Malta (island)

| image = File:Sudika Gozo ferry whole path.jpg

| alt = The whole path of the Gozo ferry, seen from Ramla Bay, Marfa. To the left Ċirkewwa terminal, to the right Mġarr harbour on Gozo

| caption = The Gozo Channel

| group = Mediterranean Sea

| coordinates = {{coord|36.00|N|14.31|E|type:waterbody|display=inline,title}}

| length = {{cvt|5.5|km|mi}}

| width = {{cvt|6.7|km|mi}}

| type = Saline

| area = {{cvt|27.4|km2|mi2|1}}

| max-depth = {{cvt|26|m|ft}}

| islands = 4

| pushpin_map = Malta

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the Gozo Channel in Malta

| pushpin_label_position = left

| pushpin_map_alt = Map of the Maltese archipelago. A red dot placed next to Comino, between Malta and Gozo, shows the area of the Gozo Channel.

}}

The Gozo Channel is a short stretch of Mediterranean Sea separating the Maltese island of Gozo from the northern tip of Malta.{{Cite web |date=2011-02-05 |title=Gozo – The gap can be bridged: by Dr. Franco Mercieca |url=https://gozo.news/16465/gozo-the-gap-can-be-bridged-by-dr-franco-mercieca/ |access-date=2021-12-30 |website=Gozo News |language=en}}

It is about {{cvt|7|km}} long and varies in width from {{cvt|6.7|km}} at its widest to {{cvt|4.5|km}} at its northeastern end. At the centre of the channel are the two islands of Comino (inhabited) and Cominotto. The channel serves as a sea route link between the two islands with a ferry service run by Gozo Channel Line running all year round{{Cite web |url=http://www.gozochannel.com/timetable.asp?w=2 |title=Gozo Channel Ferries, timetable. |access-date=2012-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814102215/http://www.gozochannel.com/timetable.asp?w=2 |archive-date=2012-08-14 |url-status=dead}} from the ports of Mġarr Harbour and Ċirkewwa.{{Cite web |title=Gozo Channel |url=https://www.gozochannel.com/ |access-date=2021-12-30 |website=Gozo Channel |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230163540/https://www.gozochannel.com/ |url-status=live }}