List of islands of Albania

Albania is a small predominantly mountainous country between Southern and Southeastern Europe, facing the Adriatic and Ionian seas within the Mediterranean sea. It has a total of 13 known islands and islets. The majority of them are small in size with only two being larger than a square kilometer such Sazan and Kunë.

List of islands larger than 1 square kilometres

  National Park or part of a National Park
Name Image Description Location
Sazan Island
Ishulli i Sazanit 		The Island of Sazan is the largest island in Albania, strategically located between the Strait of Otranto in the north of the Karaburun Peninsula, forming the border between the Adriatic and Ionian Sea.[1] It has a length of 4.8 km (3.0 mi) and a width of 2.7 km (1.7 mi), with a total area of 5.7 km2 (2.2 sq mi). Due to its climatic, hydrological and geological conditions, Sazan is characterized by its unique vegetation and biodiversity. It has a climate unusual in Albania; it is not mediterranean but rather subtropical on account of its warm winters and hot summers.
Kunë Island
Ishulli i Kunës 		Kunë is situtated off the Albanian Adriatic coast. It lies in the delta of the Drin river near the city of Lezhë, having a surface of 1.4 square kilometres (0.5 sq mi). It features unique and varied biodiversity, including plants such as small Mediterranean shrubs to ash and willow forests. Fauna is abundant as well; whith around 70 species of birds, 22 species of reptiles, 6 species of amphibians and 23 species of mammals.

List of islands smaller than 1 square kilometres

  National Park or part of a National Park
Name Image Description Location
Malsori Island
Ishulli i Malësorit 		With its area of 40 hectares (99 acres), the island is situated within the Buna river near the city of Shkodër, northern Albania. In Albanian, its name Malësor can be translated "Highlander", so Malësori Island means Highlander Island. Several villages are situated around the island; the nearest of is Darragjat, and is less than 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Shkodër Lake, one of the largest lake in Southern Europe.
Zvërnec Islands
Ishullit të Zvërnecit 		The Islands of Zvërnec consist of two islands with a total surface of 10 hectares (25 acres), the larger Zvërnec Island 8.7 hectares (21 acres) and small Zvërnec Island with 1.3 hectares (3.2 acres). They are located in the Narta Lagoon, southern Albania. The wooded island is characterized by pine trees and is connected to the mainland by a 207 metres (679 ft) long bridge. It has a length of 430 m (0.27 mi) and a width of 300 m (0.19 mi). Zvërnec is also a main tourist attraction in southern Albania, with it well preserved 13th century Byzantine, Zvërnec Monastery.
Shurdhah Island
Ishulli i Shurdhahit 		Shurdhah is located in the Vau i Dejës Reservoir drained by the Drin river in northern Albania, having a surface of 7.5 hectares (19 acres). Ruins of an ancient Roman castle can be found within the island. Today, only the ruins of a medieval church are existing.
Ksamil Islands
Ishuj të Ksamilit 		The Ksamili Islands are four small islands located in southern Albania, along the Albanian Riviera having a surface area of 9 hectares (22 acres). The islands are remote and can only be accessed by boat. The village of Ksamil, after whom the islands are named, is located to the east of the islands.
Maligrad Island
Ishulli i Maligradit 		The Island of Maligrad is situtated within the Lake Prespa, forming a part of the Prespa National Park in eastern Albania. It has a surface area of 5 hectares (12 acres). The island host many caves suitable for wildlife and a circular cliff.[2]
Tongo Island
Ishulli i Tongos 		The small island is located within the Albanian Ionian coast in southern Albania. It is a rocky island, and its waters are rich in aquatic life. The island is situated about 300 metres (984 feet) off the Greek coast. It has a surface area of 2.5 hectares (6.2 acres).[3]

List of islands smaller than 0.01 square kilometres

Name Image Description Location
Stillo Island
Ishulli i Stillos 		Stillo is a small, rocky and sparsely island located near the Cape of Stillo, Vlorë, southern Albania. During the communist regime, the island was used as a military zone 1992 and access was prohibited.[4] Although not the most southern point of Albania, it consists of the southernmost tip of the entire coastline of Albania. Its total area is 0.7 hectares (1.7 acres), with an approximate length of 80 m (0.050 mi) and a width of 100 m (0.062 mi).
Paqe Island
Ishulli i Paqës 		The Island of Paqë is located within the Koman Lake in northern Albania, near the Albanian Alps and Fierzë. It is found in one of the lake's river canyons. Paqe Island is only 160 m (0.099 mi) long, having a surface of 0.3 hectares (0.74 acres). The lake is small with many trees on top of it. There are many islands within the Fierza Lake as well as in Koman Lake, that are much larger and more stony tectured than Paqe Islands sandy ground.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Management Plan for National Marine Park Karaburun-Sazan" (PDF). mcpa.iwlearn.org. p. 10. The total area of National Park Karaburun-Sazan is 12,570.82 ha, with marine area near Karaburuni having 9,848.95 ha and marine area near Sazani island having 2,721.87 ha.
  2. ↑ Gillian Gloyer (2012). Albania. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 139–. ISBN 978-1-84162-387-0.
  3. ↑ "The Islands" (PDF). Albanian Nature and Active Holidays. Republic of Albania National Tourism Agency. p. 21. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "Korafi hills and Cape Stillo". butrint.org.
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