List of islands of Croatia

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A vast majority of the Adriatic sea islands are located near the northeastern, Croatian coast.

Contents 1 Largest islands 2 List 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Largest islands

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

Northern seacoast:

• the Brijuni islands (a national park)
• Krk (quite large, has an international airport)
• Plavnik
• Cres
• Lošinj
• Ilovik
• Unije
• Susak (a handful of people with a rather characteristic dialect)
• Prvić
• Goli otok (previously known as a prison, translation: "barren island")
• Rab
• Pag (known for its cheese and its sea salt)
• Olib
• Silba
• Premuda
• Ist
• Molat

Northern Dalmatia:

• Vir
• Dugi Otok (translation: "long island")
• Ugljan
• Iž
• Pašman
• the Kornati archipelago (also a national park)
• Murter
• Sestrunj
• Skarda
• Zlarin

Central and southern Dalmatia:

• Čiovo
• Drvenik
• Šolta
• Brač (known for its stone quarries)
• Hvar (the sunniest one)
• Vis (inhabited since ancient Greece, previously a naval base)
• Biševo
• Brusnik
• Svetac
• Korčula (the most populated one)
• Lastovo
• Mljet (includes a national park)
• the Elaphiti islands - Koločep, Lopud, Šipan
• Lokrum (just outside Dubrovnik harbour)
• Palagruža (a tiny, southernmost one)
• Žirje
• Žut

All of the islands are tourist resorts these days.

There are two peninsulas, too, Istria and Pelješac.

[edit] List

Veliki Brijuni Ilovik Sveti Klement Dolin Goli otok Lopud Svetac Zverinac Sušac Škarda Susak Rava Rivanj Drvenik Mali Kakan Zmajan Jakljan Prežba Tijat Piškera Zeča Koločep Prvić (Šibenik) Vrgada Lavdara Vela Tun Veli Škrda Levrnaka Lavsa Sit Kurba Vela Mrčara Arta Velika Velike Srakane Katina Planik Mali Brijuni 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 Krapanj Maslinovik Mišjak Veli Tetovišnjak Veliki 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

[edit] See also

• List of islands in the Adriatic
• List of inhabited islands of Croatia

[edit] External links

• Croatian law about islands(Croatian)