Kornati

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Kornati
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Geography
Location Adriatic sea
Total islands 150
Major islands Kornat, Lavsa
Area 320 km²


Administration
Flag of Croatia Croatia
County Zadar


The Croatian Kornati archipelago is located in northern Dalmatia, south of Zadar, but in Šibenik-Knin county. With 150 islands in a sea area of about 320 km² Kornati are the densest archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea.[1]

The southern part of the archipelago, which roughly corresponds to the part of the archipelago called Donji Kurnat (Lower Kurnat) was declared a national park in 1980.

Kornat, with its area of 32,525,315 m², the biggest of the islands, comprises two-thirds of the park's land area. Although the island is 25.2 km long, it is no wider than about 2.5 km.

There are no permanent settlements in Kornati. Simple houses in well-protected coves such as Vruje, Kravjačica, Lavsa and others are used by land owners as temporary shelters. Most of the land owners are from the island of Murter.

In August 2007, a fire on Kornat island resulted in the death of 12 Croatian firefighters.


Kornati Islands

Fishermen in Lavsa
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[edit] References

  1. ^ Skračiċ, Vladimir (2003). Kornat Islands. Zadar: Forum. ISBN 953-179-600-9. 

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National Parks of Croatia
Brijuni • Kornati • Krka • Mljet • Paklenica • Plitvice Lakes • Risnjak • Sjeverni Velebit
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Inhabited Islands of Croatia
Biševo • Brač • Cres • Drvenik Mali • Drvenik Veliki • Dugi Otok • Hvar • Ilovik • Ist • Iž • Kaprije • Koločep • Kornat • Korčula • Krapanj • Krk • Lastovo • Lopud • Lošinj • Male Srakane • Mljet • Molat • Murter • Olib • Pag • Pašman • Premuda • Prvić • Rab • Rava • Rivanj • Sestrunj • Silba • Susak • Sveti Andrija • Ugljan • Unije • Vele Srakane • Vir • Vis • Vrgada • Zlarin • Zverinac • Čiovo • Šipan • Šolta • Žirje
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Coordinates: 43°47′N, 15°20′E