Soline Bay or Soline Cove ( Croatian: ''Uvala Soline'') is a

bay A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a ''gulf'', ''sea'', ''sound'', or ''bight''. A ''cove'' is a small, ci ...

located on the northeast side of the

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 ...

n island of

Krk Krk (; ; ; ; archaic German: ''Vegl'', ; ) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of Primorje-Gorski Kotar county. Krk is tied with Cres as the largest Adriatic island, depending o ...

. The bay flows into the

Vinodol Channel Vinodol Channel ( or ) is a channel between the island of Krk and the Croatian coastline A coast (coastline, shoreline, seashore) is the land next to the sea or the line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake. C ...

, 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 Se ...

. Three villages are centered on Soline Bay:

Čižići Čižići is a village located on the northeastern part of the Croatian island of Krk. It is part of the municipality of Dobrinj. As of 2021, it had 133 inhabitants. The village has a harbor providing access to the Soline Bay and the Vinodol C ...

Klimno Klimno is a village on the northeastern part of the Croatian island of Krk. It is part of the municipality of Dobrinj. As of 2021, it had 130 inhabitants. A popular tourist attraction, the village has various beaches and a marina providing access ...

, and Soline, after which it is named. There are two islands inside the bay, ''Školjić Veli'' and the much smaller islet ''Školjić Mali'' just to the north of Klimno. Meline Beach ( Croatian: ''Plaža Meline'') is a muddy beach located on the southern end of the bay which attracts many visitors for therapeutic reasons.

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Krk Bays of Croatia Bays of the Adriatic Sea {{PrimorjeGorskiKotar-geo-stub