Manoel Island

Manoel Island
Native name: Il-Gżira Manoel
	Aerial view of Manoel Island
	Map of Manoel Island within Marsamxett Harbour
Geography
Location	Marsamxett Harbour, Malta, south of Sicily, Mediterranean Sea
Coordinates	35°54′14″N 14°30′07″E / 35.904°N 14.502°E
Archipelago	Maltese islands
Area	0.3 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. The island was in turn renamed after the fort.