Novigrad Sea.,.. or Novegradi Sea, or Novigradi Sea. (in Croatian ''Novigradsko more'') is an inland sea at the end of the

Velebit Channel The Velebit Channel () is a channel in Croatia located between the lands at the foot of the Velebit mountain range and the islands of Pag, Rab, Goli Otok, Prvić and Krk. It is about long, with an average width of and up to deep. It is ...

, in northern Dalmatia,

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. 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 ...

Geography

At the end of the Velebit Channel one enters the Novegradi Sea through the narrow

Novsko Ždrilo Novsko Ždrilo is a strait of the Adriatic Sea in Croatia between the Novigrad Sea (a bay of the Adriatic) and the Velebit Channel The Velebit Channel () is a channel in Croatia located between the lands at the foot of the Velebit mountain ...

channel, which opens in front of the village of Maslenica. (''Maslenica''). The other villages overlooking the shores of the bay are

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to the northwest; Novigrad to the south; and ''Meka Draga'' to the southeast; while the territory of the bay is divided among the municipalities of Posedarje, Jasenice, Novigrad, and Obrovac. The main inflow is the

Zrmanja Zrmanja (, ) is a river in southern Lika and northern Dalmatia, Croatia. It is long and its basin covers an area of . It was known to the ancient Romans as ''Tedanius''. The spring of Zrmanja is located in southern part of Lika under Postak - th ...

river which, after passing through Obrovac, flows into the eastern part of the bay, while to the west the small Bašćica river (''Bašćica'') flows in. The inlet has an area of 28.65 km², measures 11 km by 4.5 km; its average depth is 28 m, with a maximum depth of 37 m. Small bays line the coast: Maslenica Bay (''uvala Maslenica''), Zališće Bay (''uvala Zališće''), between Maslenica and the Zrmanja estuary; Dumićina Bay (''uvala Dumićina''), ''Pomišalj'', and ''Kozjak'', to the southeast, near ''Mala Draga''; the port of Novigrad (''luka Novigrad''), which extends into the mainland like an inverted S and whose entrance is marked by a small lighthouse; Ladina Bay (''uvala Ladina'') to the south; ''Žabokrek'' Bay south of Posedarje; Donja Draga Bay (''Donja draga'') and ''Gornja draga'' west of Ždrijac Point. or Sadrillo (''rt Ždrijac'') which marks the exit of the Novsko Ždrilo channel and is indicated by a lighthouse In the southeastern part of the Novegradi Sea, the Karinsko Ždrilo channel.. or Karin Strait (''Karinsko Ždrilo'') leads to another inland inlet: the

Karin Sea 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, in northern Dalmatia, Croatia. It is located east of the city of Zadar. The territ ...

(''Karinsko more'').

Islands

* Sveti Duh (''Sveti Duh''), at the western end of the bay. * Mali Školj. (''Mali Školj''), a rounded islet between Sveti Duh and the port of Posedarje, 130 m away . * Veli Školj. (''Veli Školj''), a rounded islet southeast of Posedarje, about 230 m from the coast . * , southeast of the Novsko Ždrilo channel. * Hrid Jazina. (''hrid Jazina''), an islet adjacent to the coast near Maslenica, southeast of Ždrijac Point, shown in old maps and now semi-submerged . * ''Hrid Gajina'', a small elongated islet adjacent to the southern coast, near Štambača Point, north of Novigrad. It is only 50 m from the coast .

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