The sand-dunes at Santa Maria bay retain some native vegetation, including Vitex and Tamarix trees.
This subspecies is found on the three main islands: Malta, Gozo and Comino.
Known as Dimitri to his friends, Comino founded Dexion, the storage system manufacturing business in 1947.
After graduating with a first class honours degree in 1924, Comino served a three-year apprenticeship with British Thomson-Houston in Rugby before leaving to establish a printing business, Krisson Printing Ltd, near Oxford Circus in central London ("Krisson" being Greek for 'better').
The Tower is situated in a commanding position on the crest of Marfa Ridge at the north west end of Malta, overlooking the natural harbour and obvious landing site of Mellieħa Bay with clear views over to Comino and Gozo, and also eastward to the line of watchtowers along the north shore of Malta that linked it with the Knights headquarters in Valletta.