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The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Geography - note (5005 words) |
 | Timor is the Malay word for "Orient"; the island of Timor is part of the Malay Archipelago and is the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands |
| consists of the main island of New Caledonia (one of the largest in the Pacific Ocean), the archipelago of Iles Loyaute, and numerous small, sparsely populated islands and atolls |
| the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is comprised of 32 islands and cays |
| Top20Malta.com - Your Top20 Guide to Malta! (2226 words) |
| In AD 60, the islands were visited by Saint Paul, who is said to have been shipwrecked on the shores of the aptly named Saint Paul's Bay. |
| After a short spell of Byzantine rule, and a probable sack by the Vandals, the islands were conquered by the Arabs in AD Their influence can be seen most prominently in the modern Maltese language, which appears to have stemmed from an Arabic dialect, though it has also been heavily influenced by Romance tongues. |
| In 1530, the islands were given by Spain to the Order of Knights of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in perpetual lease (Aragon having owned the island as part of their Mediterranean empire for some time). |
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