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List Of Islands In The Adriatic
There are more than 1200 islands in the Adriatic Sea, 69 of which are inhabited. A recent study by the Institute of Oceanography in Split (2000) shows that there are 1246 islands: 79 large islands, 525 islets, and 642 ridges and rocks. The Italian ''Scuola di Geografia'' of Genoa states that the number is greater if one includes the small islands in the Italian lagoons of Venice and Grado, and the so-called "islands of the Po delta". Croatia Adriatic islands in Croatia include: Northern seacoast: * the Brijuni islands * Krk (one of two islands with the largest area: 405.78 km²) * Cres (one of two islands with the largest area: 405.78 km²) * Lošinj * Ilovik * Unije * Susak * Goli Otok * Rab * Pag (the island with the longest coastline: 302.47 km) * Olib * Silba * Ist * Molat Northern Dalmatia: * Vir * Dugi Otok * Ugljan * Iž * Pašman * the Kornati archipelago * Murter * Prvić * Zlarin * Krapanj Central and southern Dalmatia: * Čiovo * Drveni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian Islands Map
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Molat (island)
Molat (pronounced ; it, Melada) is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea. It is situated near Zadar, southeast from Ist, separated by Zapuntel strait. It has area of . The settlements on the island are Molat (population 107), Zapuntel (pop. 42) and Brgulje (pop. 48), and they are situated in the interior of the island, and only smaller hamlets are on the seaside. Main industries on the island are agriculture, sheep breeding, fishing and tourism. Geography It is composed of lower cretaceous and eocene limestone. Northeastern coast is mostly low and indented with numerous coves but the southwestern coast is largely steep. The relief is characterized by two limestone ridges, separated from each other by the Zapuntel Field (the Bay of Brgulje is its southeastern submerged part). A smaller transversal Molat Field stretches in the southeastern part of the island. It is mostly covered with young forests and underbrush. History Molat has been inhabited since the Stone Age. At Ledenice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drvenik Veliki
Drvenik Veli is an island in Croatian part of Adriatic Sea. It is situated in the middle of the Dalmatian archipelago, northwest of Šolta, from the mainland. Its area is . The highest peak is 178 metres high. The only settlement on the island is the near-eponymous village of Drvenik Veliki () with a population of 150 ( 2011 census). The island was first inhabited in the 15th or 16th century. In Croatian documents from the 13th century, the island is mentioned as "Gerona" or "Giruna". Main industries are agriculture, fishing and tourism. The coast of the island consists of many sand and pebble beach A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological sources, such as mollusc sh ...es. References Sources * External links Web site dedicated to Drvenik veliki {{Authority control Islands of Croatia Isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Čiovo
Čiovo (pronounced ; it, Bua) is an island located off the Adriatic coast in Croatia with an area of (length , width up to ), population of 5,908 inhabitants (2011) and its highest peak is 218 m (Rudine). The centre of the island has geographical coordinates , and the annual rainfall is about . Geography Čiovo is located in central Dalmatia, protecting the town of Trogir and Kaštela gulf. On its SE part it is only two km distant from the cape Marjan, on its northern part it is connected to the mainland with a small bascule bridge in the old centre of Trogir, and actually Trogir spread itself onto the island. Besides the portion of Trogir, on the island there are several villages: Arbanija, Žedno, Okrug Gornji, Okrug Donji, Slatine and Prizidnica. The vegetation is typically Mediterranean, consisting mainly in understory ( holm oak, myrtle, wormwood, juniper etc.). On the northern side (exposed to the wind '' bura'') are forests of pine and cypress. Major crops i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krapanj
Krapanj is an island in the Adriatic Sea, located south of Šibenik-Knin County, Šibenik, Croatia. Krapanj is one of the smallest inhabited islands of the Adriatic Sea covering 0.36 km2. It is also the most densely inhabited island and has the lowest elevation (1.5 m above sea level). Krapanj is 300 m offshore at its closest point from the mainland village of Brodarica. Geography The average elevation is about and the highest point is Above mean sea level, above sea level. It lies in the Dinaric direction, from north-west to south-east. Geology Krapanj is composed of Mesozoic limestone and Dolomite (rock), dolomite. Climate The island of Krapanj is situated in the central part of the Croatian littoral and is characterised by a warm, dry Mediterranean climate. According to data from the nearest weather station, in Šibenik, for the period from 1986 to 1996 the average annual temperature was and the average annual precipitation . History Many of the Adria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zlarin
Zlarin is a small island off the Dalmatian coast of Croatia near the mainland city of Šibenik. Administratively, it is part of Šibenik-Knin County. In the winter time, the island has a population of 284, but from March to October its population grows substantially to 1,500 people, mainly because people relocate from Šibenik in the warmer months. Zlarin has a large expatriate community. Zlarin's highest point is Klepac at Above mean sea level, above sea level. During bright and sunny days from this point you can see Mount Velebit and volcanic Jabuka (island), Jabuka island in the Adriatic Sea. Zlarin has a myriad of fig and cypress trees, and other natural plants. Inner parts of the island are uninhabited and covered with thick forest. Zlarin is one of few islands on the Adriatic Sea that do not allow access to cars. Geographical position Zlarin is, with an area of , and of coastline, the third largest island of the Šibenik archipelago, south-west from Šibenik in middle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prvić
Prvić (pronounced ; it, Provicchio) is a small island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. It is situated in the Šibenik archipelago, about half a mile from the mainland, in the vicinity of Vodice. The whole island is under protection of the Croatian Ministry of Culture since the island is considered a cultural heritage. History The name of the island was possibly derived from ancient Greek Proteras, from which could have been Prvin, the name of the pre-Christian Croatian god of spring.Article about Prvić on web site of local hotel The other theory says that the name derives from the fact that Prvić is first ("prvi") island from the mainland in the Šibenik archipelago. In 14th and 15th century the island belonged to noble families from |
Murter
Murter (; it, Mortero; la, Colentum) is an island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. Population The main settlements on the island are Murter, located on the north-western part of the island, and the southern part of Tisno. Other settlements on the island include the villages of Betina on the northwestern side and Jezera on the southeastern coast. In the 2011 census, the total island population is about 3,608 inhabitants. Geography The island is in the northwest part of the Šibenik archipelago, separated from the mainland by a wide sea canal at Tisno which is spanned by a short draw-bridge. The island covers an area of about , and the highest point is the peak of Raduč at above sea level. There are old military tunnels dug deep inside the hill. The southwestern coastline is predominantly steep slopes divided by many sandy coves. The island has many rocky beaches, as well as several sandy ones. History The island has been populated for nearly two millennia. An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archipelago
An archipelago ( ), sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands, or sometimes a sea containing a small number of scattered islands. Examples of archipelagos include: the Indonesian Archipelago, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the Lakshadweep Islands, the Galápagos Islands, the Japanese archipelago, the Philippine Archipelago, the Maldives, the Balearic Islands, The Bahamas, the Aegean Islands, the Hawaiian Islands, the Canary Islands, Malta, the Azores, the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, the British Isles, the islands of the Archipelago Sea, and Shetland. They are sometimes defined by political boundaries. For example, the Gulf archipelago off the northeastern Pacific coast forms part of a larger archipelago that geographically includes Washington state's San Juan Islands; while the Gulf archipelago and San Juan Islands are geographically related, they are not technically included in the same archipelago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kornati
The Kornati archipelago (; it, Isole Incoronate) of Croatia, also known as the Stomorski islands, is located in the northern part of Dalmatia, south from Zadar and west from Šibenik, in the Šibenik-Knin County. With length and 89 islands, some large, some small, in a sea area of about , the Kornati are the densest archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. From northwest to southeast (from the island of Balabra to Samograd), and from northeast to southwest (from Gangarol to Mana) they stretch for . The name of the archipelago is the plural form of the name of the largest island, called Kornat. Settlement There are no permanent settlements in Kornati. Simple houses in well-protected coves such as Vrulje, Kravjačica, Lavsa and others are used by mainland landowners as temporary shelters. Most of the land owners are from the island of Murter and Dugi Otok. Climate The average monthly temperature for January is , in July it is ; the average sea temperature in winter is and in summ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pašman
Pašman () is an Adriatic island off the coast of northern Dalmatia in Croatia with an area of 60.11 km2, located to the south of Zadar, surrounded by the islands of Ugljan to the northwest, Iž to the west, and Dugi Otok and Žut to the southwest. The island is inhabited by 2,845 people, according to the 2011 census. There are 10 settlements on the island; Ždrelac, Banj, Dobropoljana, Neviđane, Mrljane, Barotul, Pašman and Kraj, belonging to the Municipality of Pašman, and Ugrinić and Tkon, belonging to the Municipality of Tkon. Among all islands in the Croatian archipelago it is Pašman that has the biggest green surface considering its total area. It is the 12th largest island in the archipelago by land area. It is also known to have the cleanest water in the Adriatic due to the constantly changing currents. History In addition to rare Stone Age finds, many Bronze and Iron Age fortifications confirm the early settlement of the island. Roman writers coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugljan
Ugljan () is a Croatian island and the first in the Zadar Archipelago. It is located northwest of the island of Pašman and southeast of the islands of Rivanj and Sestrunj. Separated from the mainland by the Zadar Channel, it is connected with the island of Pašman by the Ždrelac Bridge spanning over the Ždrelac Strait. Area , population 6,049 (2011), length , width up to . Description The island was first mentioned under its present name in 1325. The continuity of population dates back to the Neolithic. Densely populated during the Roman period, in particular its north-western parts, where ample ruins of ancient buildings have been found. The present settlements date back to the Middle Ages. It is also home to Califfi Castle. In 16th and 17th centuries the island saw multiple waves of refugees from Ravni Kotari, who settled the island fleeing from the Ottomans. The limestone part of the island is covered predominantly with macchia, while the dolomite area is occupied by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
