A family on a beach next to a container port at Pretty Bay, Birzebbuga, Malta. Economic development, quality of life, land use and geography.


A family relaxes on the beach at Pretty Bay, Birzebbugia, Malta, in full view of the Malta Freeport container terminal. This photo illustrates how leisure and industry have to jostle for space in a small, densely populated island, and how the country's economic development has come at a price. Malta's population density is one of the highest in the world.


Size: 5400px × 3599px
Location: Pretty Bay, Birzebbugia, Malta
Photo credit: © Touch The Skies / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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