Rava (island)

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Rava is an island in Croatian part of Adriatic Sea. It is situated in Zadar archipelago, between Iž and Dugi Otok, 16 nautical miles from Zadar.[1] It's area is 3.6 km²[2], and it has population of 98 (as of 2001)[3]. Only settlements on the island are Vela Rava and Mala Rava. The coast of the island is very indented with 13 bays and 15.45km of coast.[2][4] The island is composed of dolomite.[5] Main industries are agriculture (mainly olives, but some vineyards also[4]) and fishing.[2]

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  1. ^ (Italian) Rava on croaziainfo.it
  2. ^ a b c (Croatian) First Croatian online peljar
  3. ^ Statistical yearbook for 2006 of Central bureau of statistics of Republic of Croatia
  4. ^ a b (Croatian) A page about Rava
  5. ^ Damir Magaš, Josip Faričić: Basic physicogeographical characteristics of the Rava Island in the Zadar archipelago

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