Piškera (also called Jadra) is a small uninhabited

island An island or isle is a piece of subcontinental land completely surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island in a river or a lake island may be ...

in the

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n part of the

Adriatic Sea The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkans, 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) ...

. It is one of the Kornati Islands in central

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, stre ...

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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