List of islands of Croatia

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Map of the Croatian islands

This is a list of islands of Croatia. There are 1,185 islands in Croatia. Of these, there are 718 islands in the conventional sense, 389 cliffs, and 78 reefs.[1][2] They cover a total area of about 3,300 km2 (1,300 sq mi).[2]

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[edit] Largest islands

These are the larger ones, sorted approximately from northwest to southeast:

Northern seacoast:

Northern Dalmatia:

Central and southern Dalmatia:

All of the islands are tourist resorts these days.

There are two peninsulas, too, Istria and Pelješac.

[edit] Listed by size

The biggest islands, listed in order of decreasing area, are:

  1. Cres, 405.7 km²
  2. Krk, 405.2 km²
  3. Brač, 396 km²
  4. Hvar, 299.7 km²
  5. Pag, 285 km²
  6. Korčula, 279 km²
  7. Dugi otok, 124 km²
  8. Mljet, 100.4 km²
  9. Rab, 93.6 km²
  10. Vis, 90.3 km²
  11. Lošinj, 74.4 km²
  12. Pašman, 63 km²
  13. Šolta, 51.9 km²
  14. Ugljan, 50.2 km²
  15. Kornat, 50 km²
  16. Lastovo, 46 km²
  17. Brijuni, 36.3 km² (group)
  18. Vir, 31,3 km²
  19. Čiovo, 28.8 km²
  20. Olib, 25.6 km²
  21. Murter, 18.7 km²
  22. Unije, 17 km²
  23. Šipan, 16.5 km²
  24. Silba, 15 km²

[edit] Complete list of islands

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[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Biondich, Mark (2005). Eastern Europe: An Introduction to the People, Lands, and Culture. ABC-CLIO. p. 414. ISBN 1576078000.
  2. ^ a b "Mountains of the Croatian islands". Croatian National Tourist Board. Accessed 17 October 2009.

[edit] External links

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