Map of the Croatian islands
This is a list of islands of Croatia . There are over a thousand islands in Croatia , the exact number varying according to definitions, and they cover a total area of about 3,300 km2 (1,300 sq mi).[ 1]
The number and classification of islands in Croatia varies over time and across different measurements, causing some domestic controversy when discrepancies are found.[ 2]
Largest islands [ edit ]
These are the larger ones, sorted approximately from northwest to southeast:
Northern seacoast [ edit ]
Northern Dalmatia [ edit ]
Central and southern Dalmatia [ edit ]
Hydrographic Institute definitions [ edit ]
The Hydrographic Institute of the Republic of Croatia classifies all landforms surrounded by water in the Adriatic Sea as islands (Croatian : otoci ), islets (otočići ) and rocks (hridi ). The categorization is determined according to their surface area. Rocks are defined as islets smaller than 0.1 km², islets are between 0.1 and 1.0 km² and islands proper are bigger than 1.0 km².[ 3]
#
Number
Area (km²)
Percentage of
total area
Coastline
length (km)
Percentage of
total coastline
Islands
79
3,195.71
3,573.81
Islets
525
62.41
717.80
Rocks and rocks awash
642
1.44
106.82
Total
1246
3,259.57
4,398.44
Source: T. Duplančić Leder, T. Ujević, M. Čala: Coastline lengths and areas... Geoadria, 9/1, 5-32, 2004. [ 3]
According to measurements obtained in early 2000s the largest islands in the Adriatic Sea are Cres with an area of 405.70 km2 , and Krk with an area of 405.22 km2 (In earlier literature, including atlases, Krk was usually cited as the largest island). The smallest island is Smokvica Vela (Kornati) with an area of 1.04 km2 .[ 3]
The island with the longest coastline of 302.47 km (187.95 mi) is Pag, being the fifth according to area value and the island with the shortest coastline length of 5.8 km (3.60 mi) is Vele Orjule.[ 3]
The biggest islet is Badija with an area of 0.97 km2 , while the smallest one is Galicija covering 0.01 km2 .[ 3]
List of islands [ edit ]
The following table lists the 79 Croatian islands having an area of 1 km2 or more, sorted by their surface area from largest to smallest. The area data is rounded off to the second decimal.
#
Island
Area (km2 )
Population
County
Coordinates
1
Cres
7002405700000000000♠ 405.70
7003318400000000000♠ 3,184
Primorje-Gorski Kotar
44°52′07″N 14°25′22″E / 44.86861°N 14.42278°E / 44.86861; 14.42278 (Cres )
2
Krk
7002405220000000000♠ 405.22
7004178600000000000♠ 17,860
Primorje-Gorski Kotar
45°04′27″N 14°36′28″E / 45.07417°N 14.60778°E / 45.07417; 14.60778 (Krk )
3
Brač
7002395440000000000♠ 395.44
7004140310000000000♠ 14,031
Split-Dalmatia
43°19′26″N 16°38′33″E / 43.32389°N 16.64250°E / 43.32389; 16.64250 (Brač )
4
Hvar
7002297380000000000♠ 297.38
7004111030000000000♠ 11,103
Split-Dalmatia
43°08′39″N 16°46′46″E / 43.14417°N 16.77944°E / 43.14417; 16.77944 (Hvar )
5
Pag
7002284180000000000♠ 284.18
7003839800000000000♠ 8,398
Lika-Senj / Zadar
44°28′59″N 14°58′00″E / 44.48306°N 14.96667°E / 44.48306; 14.96667 (Pag )
6
Korčula
7002271470000000000♠ 271.47
7004161820000000000♠ 16,182
Dubrovnik-Neretva
42°56′20″N 16°54′11″E / 42.93889°N 16.90306°E / 42.93889; 16.90306 (Korčula )
7
Dugi otok
7002113300000000000♠ 113.30
7003177200000000000♠ 1,772
Zadar
44°00′40″N 15°02′15″E / 44.01111°N 15.03750°E / 44.01111; 15.03750 (Dugi otok )
8
Mljet
7001980200000000000♠ 98.02
7003111100000000000♠ 1,111
Dubrovnik-Neretva
42°44′52″N 17°31′52″E / 42.74778°N 17.53111°E / 42.74778; 17.53111 (Mljet )
9
Vis
7001897200000000000♠ 89.72
7003361700000000000♠ 3,617
Split-Dalmatia
43°02′41″N 16°09′15″E / 43.04472°N 16.15417°E / 43.04472; 16.15417 (Vis )
10
Rab
7001861600000000000♠ 86.16
7003948000000000000♠ 9,480
Primorje-Gorski Kotar
44°46′14″N 14°46′32″E / 44.77056°N 14.77556°E / 44.77056; 14.77556 (Rab )
11
Pašman
7001601100000000000♠ 60.11
7003271100000000000♠ 2,711
Zadar
43°57′05″N 15°21′03″E / 43.95139°N 15.35083°E / 43.95139; 15.35083 (Pašman )
12
Šolta
7001581800000000000♠ 58.18
7003147900000000000♠ 1,479
Split-Dalmatia
43°22′46″N 16°17′51″E / 43.37944°N 16.29750°E / 43.37944; 16.29750 (Šolta )
13
Lošinj
7001740000000000000♠ 74
7003777100000000000♠ 7,771
Primorje-Gorski Kotar
14
Ugljan
7001510500000000000♠ 51.05
7003618200000000000♠ 6,182
Zadar
44°05′03″N 15°09′34″E / 44.08417°N 15.15944°E / 44.08417; 15.15944 (Ugljan )
15
Lastovo
7001408200000000000♠ 40.82
7002835000000000000♠ 835
Dubrovnik-Neretva
42°45′15″N 16°52′31″E / 42.75417°N 16.87528°E / 42.75417; 16.87528 (Lastovo )
16
Kornat
7001324390000000000♠ 32.44
7000700000000000000♠ 7
Šibenik-Knin
43°48′33″N 15°19′09″E / 43.80917°N 15.31917°E / 43.80917; 15.31917 (Kornat )
17
Čiovo
7001281300000000000♠ 28.13
7003445500000000000♠ 4,455
Split-Damatia
43°30′01″N 16°17′53″E / 43.50028°N 16.29806°E / 43.50028; 16.29806 (Čiovo )
18
Olib
7001261400000000000♠ 26.14
7002147000000000000♠ 147
Zadar
44°22′41″N 14°47′08″E / 44.37806°N 14.78556°E / 44.37806; 14.78556 (Olib )
19
Molat
7001221800000000000♠ 22.18
7002207000000000000♠ 207
Zadar
44°13′55″N 14°50′33″E / 44.23194°N 14.84250°E / 44.23194; 14.84250 (Molat )
20
Vir
7001220800000099999♠ 22.08
7003160800000000000♠ 1,608
Zadar
44°18′16″N 15°03′59″E / 44.30444°N 15.06639°E / 44.30444; 15.06639 (Vir )
21
Mali Lošinj
7001217900000000000♠ 21.79
N/A
Primorje-Gorski Kotar
22
Murter
7001175809999999999♠ 17.58
7003506000000000000♠ 5,060
Šibenik-Knin
43°48′04″N 15°36′46″E / 43.80111°N 15.61278°E / 43.80111; 15.61278 (Murter )
23
Unije
7001168800000000000♠ 16.88
7001900000000000000♠ 90
Primorje-Gorski Kotar
44°38′56″N 14°15′25″E / 44.64889°N 14.25694°E / 44.64889; 14.25694 (Unije )
24
Iž
7001165100000000000♠ 16.51
7002557000000000000♠ 557
Zadar
44°02′20″N 15°06′53″E / 44.03889°N 15.11472°E / 44.03889; 15.11472 (Iž )
25
Šipan
7001162190000000000♠ 16.22
7002436000000000000♠ 436
Dubrovnik-Neretva
42°43′42″N 17°52′44″E / 42.72833°N 17.87889°E / 42.72833; 17.87889 (Šipan )
26
Sestrunj
7001151200000000000♠ 15.12
7001480000000000000♠ 48
Zadar
44°09′22″N 14°59′27″E / 44.15611°N 14.99083°E / 44.15611; 14.99083 (Sestrunj )
27
Žirje
7001150800000000000♠ 15.08
7002124000000000000♠ 124
Šibenik-Knin
43°39′05″N 15°39′41″E / 43.65139°N 15.66139°E / 43.65139; 15.66139 (Žirje )
28
Žut
7001148300000000000♠ 14.83
5000000000000000000♠ 0
Šibenik-Knin
43°51′47″N 15°18′51″E / 43.86306°N 15.31417°E / 43.86306; 15.31417 (Žut )
29
Silba
7001142700000000000♠ 14.27
7002265000000000000♠ 265
Zadar
44°22′56″N 14°41′41″E / 44.38222°N 14.69472°E / 44.38222; 14.69472 (Silba )
30
Prvić (Krk)
7001127600000000000♠ 12.76
5000000000000000000♠ 0
Primorje-Gorski Kotar
44°54′38″N 14°48′05″E / 44.91056°N 14.80139°E / 44.91056; 14.80139 (Prvić (Krk) )
31
Drvenik Veliki
7001117000000000000♠ 11.70
7002168000000000000♠ 168
Split-Dalmatia
43°26′39″N 16°08′43″E / 43.44417°N 16.14528°E / 43.44417; 16.14528 (Drvenik Veli )
32
Ist
7000973000000000000♠ 9.73
7002202000000000000♠ 202
Zadar
44°16′28″N 14°45′51″E / 44.27444°N 14.76417°E / 44.27444; 14.76417 (Ist )
33
Premuda
7000867000000000000♠ 8.67
7001580000000000000♠ 58
Zadar
44°19′44″N 14°37′31″E / 44.32889°N 14.62528°E / 44.32889; 14.62528 (Premuda )
34
Plavnik
7000864000000000000♠ 8.64
5000000000000000000♠ 0
Primorje-Gorski Kotar
44°58′17″N 14°31′30″E / 44.97139°N 14.52500°E / 44.97139; 14.52500 (Plavnik )
35
Maun
7000850000000000000♠ 8.50
5000000000000000000♠ 0
Zadar
44°25′42″N 14°55′21″E / 44.42833°N 14.92250°E / 44.42833; 14.92250 (Maun )
36
Šćedro
7000836999999999999♠ 8.37
5000000000000000000♠ 0
Split-Dalmatia
43°05′18″N 16°42′07″E / 43.08833°N 16.70194°E / 43.08833; 16.70194 (Šćedro )
37
Zlarin
7000805000000000000♠ 8.05
7002276000000000000♠ 276
Šibenik-Knin
43°41′19″N 15°50′56″E / 43.68861°N 15.84889°E / 43.68861; 15.84889 (Zlarin )
38
Kaprije
7000712000000000000♠ 7.12
7002143000000000000♠ 143
Šibenik-Knin
43°41′51″N 15°42′01″E / 43.69750°N 15.70028°E / 43.69750; 15.70028 (Kaprije )
39
Sveti Grgur
7000638000000000000♠ 6.38
5000000000000000000♠ 0
Primorje-Gorski Kotar
44°52′02″N 14°45′35″E / 44.86722°N 14.75972°E / 44.86722; 14.75972 (Sveti Gregur )
40
Biševo
7000592000000000000♠ 5.92
7001190000000000000♠ 19
Split-Dalmatia
42°58′27″N 16°00′39″E / 42.97417°N 16.01083°E / 42.97417; 16.01083 (Biševo )
41
Veliki Brijun
7000572000000000000♠ 5.72
5000000000000000000♠ 0
Istria
42
Ilovik
7000550000000000000♠ 5.50
7002104000000000000♠ 104
Primorje-Gorski Kotar
43
Sveti Klement
7000528000000000000♠ 5.28
5000000000000000000♠ 0
Split-Dalmatia
44
Dolin
7000461000000000000♠ 4.61
5000000000000000000♠ 0
Primorje-Gorski Kotar
45
Goli otok
7000454000000000000♠ 4.54
5000000000000000000♠ 0
Primorje-Gorski Kotar
46
Lopud
7000438000000000000♠ 4.38
7002269000000000000♠ 269
Dubrovnik-Neretva
47
Svetac
7000419000000000000♠ 4.19
5000000000000000000♠ 0
Split-Dalmatia
48
Zverinac
7000418009999900000♠ 4.18
7001480000000000000♠ 48
Zadar
49
Sušac
7000403000000000000♠ 4.03
5000000000000000000♠ 0
Dubrovnik-Neretva
50
Škarda
7000378000000000000♠ 3.78
5000000000000000000♠ 0
Zadar
51
Susak
7000377000000000000♠ 3.77
7002188000000000000♠ 188
Primorje-Gorski Kotar
52
Rava
7000363000000000000♠ 3.63
7001980000000000000♠ 98
Zadar
53
Rivanj
7000362000000000000♠ 3.62
7001220000000000000♠ 22
Zadar
54
Drvenik Mali
7000343000000000000♠ 3.43
7001540000000000000♠ 54
Split-Dalmatia
55
Kakan
7000339000000000000♠ 3.39
5000000000000000000♠ 0
Šibenik-Knin
56
Zmajan
7000330000000000000♠ 3.30
5000000000000000000♠ 0
Šibenik-Knin
57
Jakljan
7000307000000000000♠ 3.07
5000000000000000000♠ 0
Dubrovnik-Neretva
58
Prežba
7000280000000099999♠ 2.80
5000000000000000000♠ 0
Dubrovnik-Neretva
59
Tijat
7000277990000099999♠ 2.78
5000000000000000000♠ 0
60
Piškera
7000267000000000000♠ 2.67
5000000000000000000♠ 0
Zadar
61
Zeča
7000255000000099999♠ 2.55
5000000000000000000♠ 0
62
Koločep
7000244000000000000♠ 2.44
7002294000000000000♠ 294
Dubrovnik-Neretva
63
Prvić (Šibenik)
7000241000000000000♠ 2.41
7002453000000000000♠ 453
64
Vrgada
7000232000000099999♠ 2.32
7002242000000000000♠ 242
65
Lavdara
7000227000000000000♠ 2.27
5000000000000000000♠ 0
66
Tun Veli
7000221000000000000♠ 2.21
5000000000000000000♠ 0
67
Škrda
7000205009999999999♠ 2.05
5000000000000000000♠ 0
68
Levrnaka
7000184000000000000♠ 1.84
5000000000000000000♠ 0
69
Lavsa
7000178000000000000♠ 1.78
5000000000000000000♠ 0
70
Sit
7000177000000000000♠ 1.77
5000000000000000000♠ 0
71
Kurba Vela
7000174000000000000♠ 1.74
5000000000000000000♠ 0
72
Mrčara
7000145000000000000♠ 1.45
5000000000000000000♠ 0
Dubrovnik-Neretva
73
Arta Velika
7000128000000000000♠ 1.28
5000000000000000000♠ 0
Šibenik-Knin
74
Vele Srakane
7000118000000000000♠ 1.18
7000800000000000000♠ 8
75
Katina
7000112990000099999♠ 1.13
5000000000000000000♠ 0
76
Planik
7000109000000000000♠ 1.09
5000000000000000000♠ 0
77
Mali Brijun
7000107000000000000♠ 1.07
5000000000000000000♠ 0
78
Vele Orjule
7000106000000000000♠ 1.06
5000000000000000000♠ 0
79
Smokvica Vela
7000105000000000000♠ 1.05
5000000000000000000♠ 0
Selected islets [ edit ]
The following is an incomplete list of islets.
Bureau of Statistics definitions [ edit ]
The Croatian Bureau of Statistics uses data from the Geographical Department of the Faculty of Science of the University of Zagreb , which classifies a total of 1,185 islands, rocks and reefs: 48 inhabited islands, 670 uninhabited islands (Croatian : otoci ), 389 rocks (hridi ) and 78 reefs (grebeni ).[ 4]
The rocks and reefs are defined as the "rocky remains of an islet or a rocky formation destroyed by abrasion", differentiated by whether they are "always above sea level" or "at, under or above sea level (at low tide)", respectively.[ 4]
Other definitions [ edit ]
Mark Biondich's Eastern Europe: An Introduction to the People, Lands, and Culture puts the number of Croatian islands at 1,246. Of these, there are 718 islands in the conventional sense, 389 cliffs, and 78 reefs.[ 5]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Duplančić Leder, Tea; Ujević, Tin; Čala, Mendi (June 2004). "Coastline lengths and areas of islands in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea determined from the topographic maps at the scale of 1 : 25 000" (PDF) . Geoadria (Zadar ) 9 (1): 5–32. Retrieved 2011-01-21 .
^ "Kartografi protiv Turističke zajednice - Imamo 1246 otoka, tko je izgubio dva, ne znamo" . Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 2010-06-08. Retrieved 2011-10-09 .
^ a b c d e Duplančić Leder, Tea; Ujević, Tin; Čala, Mendi (June 2004). "Coastline lengths and areas of islands in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea as determined from topographic maps at a 1:25,000 scale" (PDF) . Geoadria (Zadar, Croatia: Hrvatsko geografsko društvo - Zadar, Geography Department, University of Zadar ) 9 (1). ISSN 1331-2294 . Retrieved 2011-10-09 .
^ a b Croatian Bureau of Statistics (2009). "Geographical and meteorological data" (PDF) . Statistical Yearbook for 2009 . Croatian Bureau of Statistics . p. 44. Retrieved 2011-10-09 .
^ Biondich, Mark (2005). Eastern Europe: An Introduction to the People, Lands, and Culture . ABC-CLIO. p. 414. ISBN 1-57607-800-0 .
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