There are more than 1200 islands in the

Adriatic Sea The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Sea) to th ...

, 69 of which are inhabited. A recent study by the Institute of Oceanography in

Split Split(s) or The Split may refer to: Places * Split, Croatia, the largest coastal city in Croatia * Split Island, Canada, an island in the Hudson Bay * Split Island, Falkland Islands * Split Island, Fiji, better known as Hạfliua Arts, entertai ...

(2000) shows that there are 1246 islands: 79 large islands, 525 islets, and 642 ridges and rocks. The Italian ''Scuola di Geografia'' of

Genoa Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian census, the Province of ...

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".

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Adriatic islands in Croatia include: Northern seacoast: * the

Brijuni The Brijuni () or the Brijuni Islands (also known as the Brionian Islands; same as it, Brioni) are a group of fourteen small islands in the Croatian part of the northern Adriatic Sea, separated from the west coast of the Istrian peninsula by ...

islands * Krk (one of two islands with the largest area: 405.78 km²) *

Cres Cres (; dlm, Crepsa, vec, Cherso, it, Cherso, la, Crepsa, Greek: Χέρσος, ''Chersos'') is an Adriatic island in Croatia. It is one of the northern islands in the Kvarner Gulf and can be reached via ferry from Rijeka, the island K ...

(one of two islands with the largest area: 405.78 km²) * Lošinj *

Ilovik The islands of Ilovik ( it, Asinello) and '' Sveti Petar'' ( it, San Pietro) are located in Croatia south of the island Lošinj (Lussino), separated by the Strait of Ilovik ( hr, Ilovačka vrata). Geography The only village located on the islan ...

Unije Unije (; it, Unie) is an island in Croatia. It is part of the Cres-Lošinj archipelago, which is situated at the northern portion of the Adriatic Sea The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkans, Ba ...

Susak Susak ( it, Sansego; German and French: ''Sansig'') is a small island on the northern Adriatic coast of Croatia. The name ''Sansego'' comes from the Greek word ''Sansegus'' meaning oregano which grows in abundance on the island. A small perc ...

* Goli Otok *

Rab Rab �âːb( dlm, Arba, la, Arba, it, Arbe, german: Arbey) is an island in the northern Dalmatia region in Croatia, located just off the northern Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea. The island is long, has an area of and 9,328 inhabitants (2 ...

* Pag (the island with the longest coastline: 302.47 km) *

Olib Olib (; ) is a Croatian island in northern Dalmatia, located northwest of Zadar, southwest of Pag, southeast of Lošinj and just east of Silba with an area of 26.14 km2. History Greek geographer Strabo mentions a settlement named Aloip, wh ...

* Silba *

Ist Ist or IST may refer to: Information Science and Technology * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Science and Technology * Graduate School / Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Japan * Graduate School ...

Molat 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) ...

Northern

Dalmatia Dalmatia (; hr, Dalmacija ; it, Dalmazia; see names in other languages) is one of the four historical regions of Croatia, alongside Croatia proper, Slavonia, and Istria. Dalmatia is a narrow belt of the east shore of the Adriatic Sea, str ...

: * Vir *

Dugi Otok Dugi Otok (; Croatian for "Long Island", it, Isola Lunga) is the seventh largest island in the Adriatic Sea, part of Croatia. It is located off the Dalmatian coast, west of Zadar. It is the largest and westernmost of the Zadarian Islands, and ...

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 ...

Iž Iž (pronounced �ːʒ Italian: ''Eso'', German: ''Ese'') is an island in the Zadar Archipelago within the Croatian reaches of the Adriatic Sea. Geography Geology and topology The island is situated between Ugljan on the north-east and ...

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 ...

* the

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, som ...

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 Arch ...

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 sett ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Central and southern Dalmatia: *

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 geograp ...

* Drvenik *

Šolta Šolta (; it, Solta; la, Solentium) is an island in Croatia. It is situated in the Adriatic Sea in the central Dalmatian archipelago, west of the island of Brač, south of Split (separated by Split Channel) and east of the Drvenik islands, ...

Brač Brač is an island in the Adriatic Sea within Croatia, with an area of , making it the largest island in Dalmatia, and the third largest in the Adriatic. It is separated from the mainland by the Brač Channel, which is wide. The island's tall ...

(the island with the highest elevation: 778m) *

Hvar Hvar (; Chakavian: ''Hvor'' or ''For'', el, Φάρος, Pharos, la, Pharia, it, Lesina) is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, located off the Dalmatian coast, lying between the islands of Brač, Vis and Korčula. Approximately long, wi ...

(the longest island: 68 km) *

Pakleni islands The Pakleni () or sometimes referred as Paklinski () islands are located off the southwest coast of the island of Hvar, Croatia, opposite the entrance to the Hvar (city) harbour. Usual local name is Škoji, which means ''Islands''. The name is ...

Šćedro Šćedro () is an island in the Adriatic Sea with an area of 8.36 km2, off the south coast of the island of Hvar, Croatia, opposite the settlement of Zavala. The name comes from štedri, meaning charitable in old Slavonic, because the isla ...

* Vis *

Biševo Biševo (, Chakavian: Bisovo, it, Busi) is an island in the Adriatic Sea in Croatia. It is situated in the middle of the Dalmatian archipelago, five kilometers southwest of the Island of Vis. Its area is and it has a population of 15 (as o ...

Korčula Korčula (, it, Curzola) is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea. It has an area of , is long and on average wide, and lies just off the Dalmatian coast. Its 15,522 inhabitants (2011) make it the second most populous Adriatic island after ...

Lastovo Lastovo (; it, Lagosta, german: Augusta, la, Augusta Insula, el, Ladestanos, Illyrian: ''Ladest'') is an island municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County in Croatia. The municipality consists of 46 islands with a total population of 792 p ...

Mljet Mljet (; la, Melita, it, Meleda) is the southernmost and easternmost of the larger Adriatic islands of the Dalmatia region of Croatia. The National Park includes the western part of the island, Veliko jezero, Malo jezero, Soline Bay and a sea be ...

* the

Elaphiti islands The Elaphiti Islands or the Elaphites ( hr, Elafitski otoci or ''Elafiti'') is a small archipelago consisting of several islands stretching northwest of Dubrovnik, in the Adriatic Sea.Koločep,

Lopud Lopud () is a small island off the coast of Dalmatia, southern Croatia. Lopud is economically the most developed of the Elaphiti Islands, and can be reached by boat from Dubrovnik, Trsteno, Orašac and Zaton. The island is famous for its sandy ...

Šipan Šipan () also Sipano ( it, Giuppana) is the largest of the Elaphiti Islands, northwest of Dubrovnik, Croatia; separated from the mainland coast by the Koločepski Channel; area ; The island is in length, and up to in width. It is the larges ...

* Lokrum *

Palagruža Palagruža (; it, Pelagosa) is a small Croatian archipelago in the middle of the Adriatic Sea. It is uninhabited, except by lighthouse staff and occasional summer tourists. Geography It consists of one larger island, called ''Vela'' or ''Vel ...

*Veli Brijun, *Sveti Klement, *Dolin, *Svetac (Sveti Andrija), *Zverinac, *Sušac, *Škarda, *Rava, *Rivanj, *Drvenik Mali, *Kakan, *Zmajan, *Jakljan, *Prežba, *Tijat, *Piškera, *Zeča, *Vrgada, *Lavdara Vela, *Tun Veli, *Škrda, *Levrnaka, *Lavsa, *Sit, *Kurba Vela, *Mrčara, *Arta Velika, *Velike Srakane, *Katina, *Planik, *Mali Brijun, *Vele Orjule, *Smokvica Vela (Kornat), *Badija, *Sveti Petar, *Žižanj, *Olipa, *Škulj, *Gangaro, *Babac, *Koludarc, *Tramerka, *Kopište, *Sveti Marko, *Lokrum, *Marinkovac, *Šilo Veliko, *Proizd, *Češvinica, *Stipanska, *Murvenjak, *Lunga (Kornat), *Male Srakane, *Košara, *Obonjan, *Radelj, *Zečevo (Pag), *Kobrava, *Kručica, *Arkanđel, *Kurba Mala, *Saplun, *Glamoč, *Oruda, *Zvirinovik, *Krknata, *Orud, *Arta Mala, *Logorun, *Aba Duga, *Knežak, *Oključ, *Maslinovik, *Mišjak Veli, *Tetovišnjak Veliki, *Tetovišnjak Mali, Kasela, *Lupac, *Male Orjule, *Gangarol, *Ošljak, *Trstenik (Cres), *Mišjak Mali, *Šćitna, *Veliki Budikovac, *Kameni Žakan, *Drvenik (Zlarin), *Ravni Žakan, *Dobri Otok, *Ruda, *Stomorina, *Luški Otok, *Gustac, *Palagruža, *Vela, *Kozjak, *Jerolim, *Veli Pržnjak

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Sveti Nikola Island Sveti Nikola Island ( sr, Острво Свети Никола, Ostrvo Sveti Nikola; literal translation, lit. "Island of Saint Nicholas") is an island in the Adriatic Sea, in the Montenegro, Montenegrin municipality of Budva. Description Sveti Ni ...

* Sveta Neđelja * Katič *

Ada Bojana Ada Bojana ( cnr, Ада Бојана, ; Albanian: Ishulli i Bunës) is an island in the Ulcinj Municipality in Montenegro. The name ''Ada'' means river island in Serbo-Croatian. The island is created by a river delta of the Bojana River. It ...

/''Ada e Bunës'' *

Stari Ulcinj Stari Ulcinj ( sr-cyr, Стари Улцињ; Albanian: Ulqini i Vjetër) is a small island in the Adriatic Sea located in the south of Montenegro, in Ulcinj Municipality. Description Stari Ulcinj is a small rocky island in the Ulcinj Municip ...

/''Ulqini i Vjetër'' *

Sveti Stefan Sveti Stefan ( Montenegrin and Serbian: Свети Стефан, ; lit. "Saint Stephen") is a town in Budva Municipality, on the Adriatic coast of Montenegro, approximately southeast of Budva. The town is known for the Aman Sveti Stefan resort, ...

(now a peninsula) Gjerana Rock, Small Rock, Big Rock ( Ulcinj Riviera)

In
Bay of Kotor The Bay of Kotor ( Montenegrin and Serbian: , Italian: ), also known as the Boka, is a winding bay of the Adriatic Sea in southwestern Montenegro and the region of Montenegro concentrated around the bay. It is also the southernmost part of the hi ...

* Mamula *

Prevlaka Prevlaka () is a small peninsula in southern Croatia, near the border with Montenegro, at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor on the eastern Adriatic coast. Because of its strategic location in the southern Adriatic, in the aftermath of the SFR Yu ...

* Sveti Marko * Otok *

Gospa od Škrpjela Our Lady of the Rocks is one of the two islets off the coast of Perast in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro (the other being Sveti Đorđe island). It is an artificial island created by bulwark of rocks and by sinking old and seized ships loaded with ...

Sveti Đorđe Sveti Juraj Island ( cnr, Острво Свети Ђорђе, Ostrvo Sveti Đorđe; lit. "Island of Saint George") is one of the two islets off the coast of Perast in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro (the other being Gospa od Škrpjela). Unlike Gos ...

Italy

The following islands of Italy are in the Adriatic Sea: * Tremiti islands (off the peninsula of

Gargano Gargano (, Gargano Apulian Italo-Romance arˈgæːnə is a historical and geographical sub-region in the province of Foggia, Apulia, southeast Italy, consisting of a wide isolated mountain massif made of highland and several peaks and forming ...

) ** San Domino ** San Nicola ** Capperaia ** Cretaccio ** Pianosa *

Po river The Po ( , ; la, Padus or ; Ancient Ligurian: or ) is the longest river in Italy. It flows eastward across northern Italy starting from the Cottian Alps. The river's length is either or , if the Maira, a right bank tributary, is included. T ...

delta ** Isola Albarella ** Isola Donzella ** Isola di Ariano ** Isola Tolle ** Isola Pila ** Isola Gnocca

Venetian Lagoon

The most important of the 130 islands in the Venetian Lagoon are: *

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...

* Sant'Erasmo *

Murano Murano is a series of islands linked by bridges in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy. It lies about north of Venice and measures about across with a population of just over 5,000 (2004 figures). It is famous for its glass making. It was on ...

Chioggia Chioggia (; vec, Cióxa , locally ; la, Clodia) is a coastal town and ''comune'' of the Metropolitan City of Venice in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Geography The town is situated on a small island at the southern entrance to the L ...

Giudecca Giudecca (; vec, Zueca) is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, in northern Italy. It is part of the '' sestiere'' of Dorsoduro and is a locality of the ''comune'' of Venice. Geography Giudecca lies immediately south of the central islands of Ve ...

* Mazzorbo *

Torcello Torcello ( la, Torcellum; vec, Torceło) is a sparsely populated island at the northern end of the Venetian Lagoon, in north-eastern Italy. It was first settled in 452 CE and has been referred to as the parent island from which Venice was p ...

* Sant'Elena *

La Certosa La Certosa (Italian: ''Isola della Certosa'') is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy. It is located north-east of Venice, fewer than from San Pietro di Castello and little more than from the Venice Lido. A channel separates it ...

Burano Burano is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy, near Torcello at the northern end of the lagoon, known for its lace work and brightly coloured homes. The primary economy is tourism. Geography Burano is from Venice, a 45-minute t ...

Tronchetto Tronchetto (also known as ''Isola nuova'', meaning "New island") is an artificial island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy, located at the westernmost tip of the main Venice island. The island was created in the 1960s, and now is used as a ...

Sacca Fisola Sacca Fisola is an artificial island in the Venetian Lagoon. It is a largely modern residential area. Geography Sacca Fisola lies at the western end of the Giudecca - to which it is connected by bridge - and north of Sacca San Biagio. It is ho ...

* San Michele *

Sacca Sessola Sacca Sessola loosely translated as "Bailing-Scoop Cove" (also called "Isola delle Rose" or "Island of Roses" by the hotel which is located in on the island, it is not a name recognized by the Venetians, or on topographical maps) is an island in ...

* Santa Cristina Other inhabited islands in the Venetian Lagoon include: *

Cavallino Cavallino (Salentino: ) is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy. Main sights *Mother church (''Chiesa madre''), built from 1630. It has a Baroque-style exterior and a Latin cross plan. * Dom ...

Lazzaretto Nuovo A lazaretto or lazaret (from it, lazzaretto a diminutive form of the Italian word for beggar cf. lazzaro) is a quarantine station for maritime travellers. Lazarets can be ships permanently at anchor, isolated islands, or mainland buildings. ...

Lazzaretto Vecchio The Lazzaretto Vecchio ("Old Lazaret"), formerly known as ("Holy Mary of Nazareth"), is an island of the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy, located near the Lido of Venice. Between 1403 and 1630 it housed a hospital which cared for people during th ...

* Lido *

Pellestrina Pellestrina is an island in northern Italy, forming a barrier between the southern Venetian Lagoon and the Adriatic Sea, lying south west of the Lido. The island is long and has since the eighteenth century been bounded to its seaward side b ...

Poveglia Poveglia ( ; ) is a small island located between Venice and Lido in the Venetian Lagoon, of northern Italy. A small canal divides the island into two separate parts. The island first appears in the historical record in 421, and was populated u ...

San Clemente San Clemente (; Spanish for " St. Clement") is a city in Orange County, California. Located in the Orange Coast region of the South Coast of California, San Clemente's population was 64,293 in at the 2020 census. Situated roughly midway between ...

San Francesco del Deserto San Francesco del Deserto is an island in the Venetian Lagoon in Véneto, Italy, with a surface of some 4 ha. It is located between Sant'Erasmo and Burano. It houses a Franciscan monastery. History The island was frequented since Roman times. I ...

* San Giorgio in Alga *

San Giorgio Maggiore San Giorgio Maggiore ( vec, San Zorzi Mazor) is one of the islands of Venice, northern Italy, lying east of the Giudecca and south of the main island group. The island, or more specifically its Palladian church, is an important landmark. It h ...

San Lazzaro degli Armeni San Lazzaro degli Armeni (, "Saint Lazarus of the Armenians"; called Saint Lazarus Island in English sources; hy, Սուրբ Ղազար, Surb Ghazar) is a small island in the Venetian Lagoon which has been home to the monastery of the Mekhita ...

* Santa Maria della Grazia *

San Pietro di Castello San Pietro di Castello ( vec, San Piero de Casteło), formerly Olivolo ( it, Olivòlo; vec, Ołivoło), is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy, forming part of the Castello sestiere. It is linked to the main islands of Venice by ...

San Servolo San Servolo is an Italian island in the Venetian Lagoon, to the southeast of San Giorgio Maggiore. Earlier housing a monastery of Benedictine monks, later an asylum for the insane, the island is now home to a museum, Venice International Universi ...

* Santo Spirito * Sottomarina *

Vignole Vignole (also Le Vignole) is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy, with a surface of some 69.20 ha. It is located north-east of Venice, between the islands of Sant'Erasmo and La Certosa. Location Vignole is actually made up of two ...

Grado-Marono Lagoon

The most important of the nearly 120 islands in the Grado-Marano Lagoon are: * Anfora * Barbana island * Beli * Fossalon * Gorgo *

Grado Grado may refer to: People * Cristina Grado (1939–2016), Italian film actress * Jonathan Grado (born 1991), American entrepreneur and photographer * Francesco De Grado ( fl. 1694–1730), Italian engraver * Gaetano Grado, Italian mafioso * ...

* Martignano * Morgo * Panera *

Porto Buso Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropol ...

* Ravaiarina * San Pietro d'Orio * Schiusa

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and share ...

* Franz Joseph Island * Kunë *

Sazan Sazan ( sq-definite, Sazani) is an Albanian uninhabited island in the Mediterranean Sea. The largest of Albania's islands, it is a designated military exclusion zone; it lies in a strategically important location between the Strait of Otranto ...

Zvërnec Islands Zvërnec ( sq-definite, Zvërneci; el, Σβέρνιτσα, Svernitsa) is a community in Vlorë County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Vlorë. It is situated northwest of the city of Vlorë. It is ...

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* Islands in the Adriatic