The bay or Sea of Karin or Karin SeaFrancesco-Giuseppino topographic survey maps: (in Croatian ''Karinsko more'') is an inland sea southeast of the

Novigrad Sea Novigrad Sea.,.. or Novegradi Sea, or Novigradi Sea. (in Croatian language, Croatian ''Novigradsko more'') is an inland sea at the end of the Velebit Channel, in northern Dalmatia, Croatia. It is located east of the city of Zadar. Geography At ...

, in northern Dalmatia,

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

. It is located east of the city of

Zadar Zadar ( , ), historically known as Zara (from Venetian and Italian, ; see also other names), is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Croatia. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region. Zadar ...

. The territory of the bay is divided among the municipalities of Novigrad, Obrovac, and

Benkovac Benkovac () is a town and municipality in the Zadar County, Croatia. Geography Benkovac is located where the plain of Ravni Kotari and the karstic plateau of Bukovica, Croatia, Bukovica meet, 20 km from the town of Biograd na Moru and 30&n ...

. The village of

Gornji Karin Gornji Karin is a settlement in the City of Obrovac in Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northw ...

, which gives the inlet its name, is located in the southeastern part and is divided into several hamlets: Donji Karin (''Donji Karin'') belongs to the municipality of Benkovac, while Karin Gornji (''Karin Gornji'') and ''Karin-Slana'' belong to the municipality of Obrovac.

Geography

Southeast of the Novegradi Sea, the narrow Karinsko Ždrilo channel or Karin Strait (''Karinsko Ždrilo''), about two kilometers long and 100 to 200 meters wide, leads to the Bay of Karin. On the eastern side of the channel lies the village of ''Vozarica''. The Sea of Karin has an area of 5.4 km², measures 3.8 km by 2.4 km, and has a maximum depth of 11 m. Its main inflow is the Karišnica River (''Karišnica''), which flows into the southern part of the bay east of Donji Karin. In a cove in the northwest part, south of Barbakan Point, lies the small (''Karinski Školj''), about 180 m from the coast.

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