Piškera (also called Jadra) is a small uninhabited

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in the

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. It is one of the

Kornati Islands The Kornati archipelago () 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 ...

in central

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and its area is 2.66 km². Its coastline is 10.64 km long. A fishing settlement of the same name, established on the island in the 16th century, was gradually abandoned after the demise of the

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in the late 18th century. The island's name is derived from ', Italian for "fish farm". A

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with 118 berths operated by ACI Club, located off the coast of an adjacent isle of Panitula Vela, is open between April and October every year.

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* * Islands of Croatia Islands of the Adriatic Sea Kornati Islands Uninhabited islands of Croatia Landforms of Šibenik-Knin County {{ŠibenikKnin-geo-stub

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