There are more than 1200 islands in the Adriatic Sea, 69 of which are inhabited. A recent study by the Institute of Oceanography in Split (2000) shows that there are 1246 islands: 79 large islands, 525 islets, and 642 ridges and rocks. The Italian Scuola di Geografia of Genoa states that the number is greater if one includes the small islands in the Italian lagoons of Venice and Grado, and the so-called "islands of the Po delta".
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Adriatic islands in Croatia include:[1]
Northern seacoast:
Northern Dalmatia:
Central and southern Dalmatia:
- Čiovo
- Drvenik
- Šolta
- Brač (the island with the highest elevation: 778m)
- Hvar (the longest island: 68 km)
- Pakleni islands
- Šćedro
- Vis
- Biševo
- Korčula
- Lastovo
- Mljet
- the Elaphiti islands - Koločep, Lopud, Šipan
- Lokrum
- Palagruža
- Veli Brijun,
- Sveti Klement,
- Dolin,
- Svetac (Sveti Andrija),
- Zverinac,
- Sušac,
- Škarda,
- Rava,
- Rivanj,
- Drvenik Mali,
- Kakan,
- Zmajan,
- Jakljan,
- Prežba,
- Tijat,
- Piškera,
- Zeča,
- Vrgada,
- Lavdara Vela,
- Tun Veli,
- Škrda,
- Levrnaka,
- Lavsa,
- Sit,
- Kurba Vela,
- Mrčara,
- Arta Velika,
- Velike Srakane,
- Katina,
- Planik,
- Mali Brijun,
- Vele Orjule,
- Smokvica Vela (Kornat),
- Badija,
- Sveti Petar,
- Žižanj,
- Olipa,
- Škulj,
- Gangaro,
- Babac,
- Koludarc,
- Tramerka,
- Kopište,
- Sveti Marko,
- Lokrum,
- Marinkovac,
- Šilo Veliko,
- Proizd,
- Češvinica,
- Stipanska,
- Murvenjak,
- Lunga (Kornat),
- Male Srakane,
- Košara,
- Obonjan,
- Radelj,
- Zečevo (Pag),
- Kobrava,
- Kručica,
- Arkanđel,
- Kurba Mala,
- Saplun,
- Glamoč,
- Oruda,
- Zvirinovik,
- Krknata,
- Orud,
- Arta Mala,
- Logorun,
- Aba Duga,
- Knežak,
- Oključ,
- Maslinovik,
- Mišjak Veli,
- Tetovišnjak Veliki,
- Tetovišnjak Mali, Kasela,
- Lupac,
- Male Orjule,
- Gangarol,
- Ošljak,
- Trstenik (Cres),
- Mišjak Mali,
- Šćitna,
- Veliki Budikovac,
- Kameni Žakan,
- Drvenik (Zlarin),
- Ravni Žakan,
- Dobri Otok,
- Ruda,
- Stomorina,
- Luški Otok,
- Gustac,
- Palagruža,
- Vela,
- Kozjak,
- Jerolim,
- Veli Pržnjak
- Sveti Nikola Island
- Sveta Neđelja
- Katič
- Ada Bojana/Ada e Bunës
- Stari Ulcinj/Ulqini i Vjetër
- Sveti Stefan (now a peninsula)
Gjerana Rock, Small Rock, Big Rock (Ulcinj Riviera)
In Bay of Kotor
editItaly
editThe following islands of Italy are in the Adriatic Sea:[2]
Venetian Lagoon
editThe most important of the 130 islands in the Venetian Lagoon are:
- Venice 5.17 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
- Sant'Erasmo 3.26 km2 (1.26 sq mi)
- Murano 1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
- Chioggia 0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi)
- Giudecca 0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi)
- Mazzorbo 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
- Torcello 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
- Sant'Elena 0.34 km2 (0.13 sq mi)
- La Certosa 0.24 km2 (0.09 sq mi)
- Burano 0.21 km2 (0.08 sq mi)
- Tronchetto 0.18 km2 (0.07 sq mi)
- Sacca Fisola 0.18 km2 (0.07 sq mi)
- San Michele 0.16 km2 (0.06 sq mi)
- Sacca Sessola 0.16 km2 (0.06 sq mi)
- Santa Cristina 0.13 km2 (0.05 sq mi)
Other inhabited islands in the Venetian Lagoon include:
Grado-Marano Lagoon
editThe most important of the nearly 120 islands in the Grado-Marano Lagoon are:
- Anfora
- Barbana island
- Beli
- Fossalon
- Gorgo
- Grado
- Martignano
- Morgo
- Panera
- Porto Buso
- Ravaiarina
- San Pietro d'Orio
- Schiusa
References
edit- ^ "Croatia Islands". GeoNames. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
- ^ "Islands of Italy". GeoNames. Retrieved October 20, 2021.