Ada Bojana ( cnr-Cyrl, Ада Бојана, ; ) is an
island
An island or isle is a piece of land, distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been ...
in the
Ulcinj Municipality
Ulcinj Municipality (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: Opština Ulcinj / Општина Улцињ; Albanian language, Albanian: Komuna e Ulqinit) is the southernmost municipalities of Montenegro, municipality of Montenegro, bordered by Albania t ...
in
Montenegro
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. The name ''Ada'' means "river island" in
Montenegrin.
The island is created by a
river delta
A river delta is a landform, archetypically triangular, created by the deposition of the sediments that are carried by the waters of a river, where the river merges with a body of slow-moving water or with a body of stagnant water. The creat ...
of the
Bojana River
The Buna () river, also known as Bojana ( cnr-Cyrl, Бојана), is a river in Albania and Montenegro which flows into the Adriatic Sea. An outflow of Lake Skadar measured from the source of the lake's longest tributary, the Morača, the Mora ...
. It is located on the southernmost tip of
Montenegro
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, with the Bojana River separating it from Pulaj and
Velipojë in the
Albania
Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to ...
n territory.
The island is of triangular shape, bordered from two sides by the Bojana River and by the
Adriatic Sea
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from the southwest. It has an area of 4.8 square km. It is a popular
place for nude tourists. Although in the Mediterranean region, Ada's dominant climate is subtropical.
It is a popular tourist destination, with a long sandy beach with traditional seafood restaurants. Its main income comes from camping.
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The New York Times
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'' included Ada Bojana and Montenegro's South Coast (including
Velika Plaža
Velika Plaža (; ( Montenegrin Cyrillic: Велика Плажа), ;, lit. "Big Beach") is a beach in Ulcinj Municipality, Montenegro. It stretches from Port Milena in Ulcinj to the Bojana River, which separates it from Ada Bojana. and
Hotel Mediteran
The Hotel Mediteran Ulcinj, located in the coastal town of Ulcinj in Montenegro, is one of the first privatization deals completed by the new nation of Montenegro. The hotel was acquired by in July 2005 through the Commerce Court of Podgorica. ...
) in their top travel destinations for 2010 – "Top Places to Go in 2010".
References
External links
Ada Bojana TransferWebsite about Ada Bojana
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Islands of Montenegro
Beaches of Montenegro
Ulcinj