List of islands of Croatia
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Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, the exact number varying according to definitions, and they cover a total area of about 3300 km² (1,274.1 sq mi).
The number and classification of islands in Croatia varies over time and across different measurements, causing some domestic controversy when discrepancies are found.
Largest islands
These are the larger ones, sorted approximately from northwest to southeast:Northern seacoast:
- the BrijuniBrijuniThe Brijuni or the Brijuni Islands are a group of fourteen small islands in the Croatian part of the northern Adriatic Sea, separated from the west coast of the Istrian peninsula by the narrow Fažana Strait...
islands (a national parkNational parkA national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
) - KrkKrkKrk is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county....
(quite large, has an international airportAirportAn airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
) - PlavnikPlavnikPlavnik is an unpopulated islet, belonging to Croatia located between the Central Straits and the Kvarner Bay. The Krusija Channel cuts it off from the eastern coast of the island of Cres. This channel is the shortest route from the Adriatic Sea through the islands to Rijeka...
- CresCresCres is an Adriatic island in Croatia. It is one of the northern island in the Kvarner Gulf and can be reached via ferry from the island Krk or from the Istrian peninsula ....
- LošinjLošinjLošinj is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, in the Kvarner Gulf. It is almost due south of the city of Rijeka and part of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county....
- IlovikIlovikThe islands of Ilovik and Sveti Petar are located in Croatia south of the island Lošinj , separated by the strait of Ilovik .-Geography:...
- UnijeUnijeUnije is an island in Croatia. It is part of the Cres-Lošinj archipelago, which is situated at the northern portion of the Adriatic Sea. Unije is the third largest island of the archipelago. It is in size, with numerous bays and beaches...
- SusakSusakSusak is a small island on the northern Adriatic coast of Croatia. The name Sansego comes from the Greek word Sansegus meaning oregano which grows in abundance on the island. A small percentage of natives still reside on the island which has increasingly become a popular tourist...
(a handful of people with a rather characteristic dialect) - PrvićPrvić (Krk)Prvić is an uninhabited island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea, located in the Kvarner Gulf. It is the largest of the so-called Senj Islands, a group of small islands and islets located off the coast of the mainland city of Senj, lying between the larger islands of Krk and Rab...
- Sveti GrgurSveti GrgurSveti Grgur is an uninhabited island in Croatia, on the Adriatic Sea between Rab and Krk. The island was the site of a women's prison in communist Yugoslavia from 1948 to 1988.-Literature:*Milutin Popović, Sećanja na logor Sveti Grgur...
- Goli otokGoli otokGoli otok is an island off the northern Adriatic coast, located between Rab's northeastern shore and the mainland, in what is today Croatia's Primorje-Gorski Kotar county. The island is barren and uninhabited...
(previously known as a prisonPrisonA prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
, translation: "barren island") - RabRabRab is an island in Croatia and a town of the same name located just off the northern Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea.The island is long, has an area of and 9,480 inhabitants . The highest peak is Kamenjak at 408 meters...
- PagPag (island)Pag is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea. It is the fifth-largest island of the Croatian coast, and the one with the longest coastline....
(known for its cheeseCheeseCheese is a generic term for a diverse group of milk-based food products. Cheese is produced throughout the world in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms....
and its sea saltSea saltSea salt, salt obtained by the evaporation of seawater, is used in cooking and cosmetics. It is historically called bay salt or solar salt...
) - OlibOlibOlib is an island in northern Dalmatia, located northwest of Zadar, southwest of Pag, southeast of Lošinj and just east of Silba. The population is 147.-History:...
- SilbaSilbaSilba is an island in Croatia, northern Dalmatia, south-east of Lošinj, between the islands of Premuda and Olib. It has a Mediterranean climate with 2570 hours a year of sunshine...
- PremudaPremudaPremuda is a little island in Croatia, off the northern Adriatic coast. It belongs to the north Dalmatian islands which are situated north-west from the county center Zadar. Premuda is approximately 10 km long, up to 1 km wide, and has an area of 9.2 square kilometers...
- IstIst (island)Ist is a small island off the Dalmatian coast of Croatia. The closest city to Ist is Zadar. The island has an area of 9.65 km2. Ist is located between the islands of Škarda and Molat....
- MolatMolat (island)Molat is an island in Croatian part of Adriatic Sea. It is situated near Zadar, southeast from Ist, separated by Zapuntel strait. It has area of 22.82 km²....
Northern Dalmatia
Dalmatia
Dalmatia is a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It stretches from the island of Rab in the northwest to the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The hinterland, the Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilometers in width in the north to just a few kilometers in the south....
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- Vir
- Dugi otokDugi OtokDugi otok is the seventh largest island in the Adriatic Sea, part of Croatia. It is located off the Dalmatian coast, west of Zadar. It is the largest and eastern-most of the Zadarian Islands, and derives its name from its distinctive shape...
(translation: "long island") - UgljanUgljanUgljan is a Croatian island and the first in the Zadar Archipelago. It is located northwest of the island of Pašman and southeast of the islands of Rivanj and Sestrunj. Separated from the mainland by the Zadar Channel, it is connected with the island of Pašman by a bridge spanning over the Ždrelac...
- IžIžIž is an island in the Zadar Archipelago in the Croatian part of Adriatic Sea. It is situated between Ugljan on the north-east and Dugi otok on the south-west and is about an hour's ferry ride from Zadar. It has an area of 17.59 km² and a population of 557. It's mineralogy is composed of...
- PašmanPašmanPašman is an island off the coast of the Adriatic Sea in Croatia, located to the south of Zadar, surrounded by the islands Ugljan, Iž, Dugi otok and Kornati...
- the KornatiKornatiThe Kornati archipelago in Croatia is located in the northern part of Dalmatia, west from Šibenik, in the Šibenik-Knin county. With 35 km in length and 140 islands, some large, some small, in a sea area of about 320 km², Kornati are the densest archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea...
archipelagoArchipelagoAn archipelago , sometimes called an island group, is a chain or cluster of islands. The word archipelago is derived from the Greek ἄρχι- – arkhi- and πέλαγος – pélagos through the Italian arcipelago...
(also a national parkNational parkA national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
) - KrapanjKrapanjKrapanj is an island of Croatia in the central Dalmatian county of Šibenik-Knin.Krapanj is the smallest inhabited island of the Adriatic Sea covering 0.36 km2. It is also the most densely inhabited island and has the lowest elevation of 1.5 m above sea level...
- MurterMurterMurter is name of the island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic sea, located in central Dalmatia at , as well as that of a small village on the north-western part of the island....
- Sestrunj
- Škarda
- ZlarinZlarinZlarin is a small island of the Dalmatian coast of Croatia near the city of Šibenik. Administratively, it is part of the Šibenik-Knin County. In winter times the island has a population of 276 people, but from March to October its population grows substantially up to 1,500 people. Zlarin has a...
Central and southern Dalmatia:
- ČiovoCiovoČiovo is a small island located off the Adriatic coast in Croatia with an area of 28.8 km2 , population of 6,071 inhabitants and its highest peak is 218 m ....
- DrvenikDrvenikDrvenik may mean:* Drvenik - a village in southern Dalmatia, Croatia* Drvenik - a village on island Drvenik veli* Drvenik Veliki and Drvenik Mali - two islands in central Dalmatia, Croatia...
- ŠoltaŠoltaŠolta is an island in Croatia. It is situated in the Adriatic Sea in the central Dalmatian archipelago, west of the island of Brač, south of Split and east of the Drvenik islands . Its area is 58.98 km2 and it has a population of 1,675 .The highest peak of Šolta is the summit Vela Straža...
- BračBracBrač is an island in the Adriatic Sea within Croatia, with an area of 396 km², making it the largest island in Dalmatia, and the third largest in the Adriatic. Its tallest peak, Vidova Gora, or Mount St. Vid, stands at 778 m, making it the highest island point in the Adriatic...
(known for its stone quarries) - HvarHvar- Climate :The climate of Hvar is characterized by mild winters and warm summers. The yearly average air temperature is , 686 mm of precipitation fall on the town of Hvar on average every year and the town has a total of 2800 sunshine hours per year. For comparison Hvar has an average of 7.7...
(the sunniest one) - VisVis (island)Vis is the most outerly lying larger Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, and is part of the Central Dalmatian group of islands, with an area of 90.26 km² and a population of 3,617 . Of all the inhabited Croatian islands, it is the farthest from the coast...
(inhabited since ancient GreeceAncient GreeceAncient Greece is a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity. Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era. Included in Ancient Greece is the...
, previously a naval baseNaval baseA naval base is a military base, where warships and naval ships are deployed when they have no mission at sea or want to restock. Usually ships may also perform some minor repairs. Some naval bases are temporary homes to aircraft that usually stay on the ships but are undergoing maintenance while...
) - BiševoBiševoBiševo is an island in the Adriatic Sea in Croatia. It is situated in the middle of the Dalmatian archipelago, five kilometers southwest of the Island of Vis. Its area is 5.8 km and it has a population of 11 . It is composed of limestone; the highest point is Straženica, 239 m high...
- BrusnikBrusnik (island)Brusnik is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. The island is part of the Dalmatian archipelago.-Location:...
- JabukaJabuka (island)Jabuka is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Adriatic Sea, west of the island of Vis. It is part of the Dalmatian archipelago. The closest land mass, yet small, are Svetac and Brusnik.-Flora and fauna:...
- one of the smallest islandIslandAn island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
in Adriatic seaAdriatic SeaThe Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges...
, closest to ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... - SvetacSveti Andrija (Vis)Sveti Andrija , sometimes also called Svetac is an island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. It is situated from Komiža . It is uninhabited, although it used to have permanent residents. Remains of Byzantine origin can be found on the island...
- KorčulaKorculaKorčula is an island in the Adriatic Sea, in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia. The island has an area of ; long and on average wide — and lies just off the Dalmatian coast. Its 16,182 inhabitants make it the second most populous Adriatic island after Krk...
(the most populated one) - LastovoLastovoLastovo is an island municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County in Croatia. The municipality consists of 46 islands with a total population of 792 people, of which 93% are ethnic Croats, and a land area of approximately . The biggest island in the municipality is also named Lastovo, as is the...
- MljetMljetMljet is the most southerly and easterly of the larger Adriatic islands of the Dalmatia region of Croatia. The National Park includes the western part of the island, Veliko jezero, Malo jezero, Soline Bay and a sea belt 500 m wide from the most prominent cape of Mljet covering an area of...
(includes a national parkNational parkA national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
) - the Elaphiti islandsElaphiti IslandsThe Elaphiti Islands or the Elaphites is a small archipelago consisting of several islands stretching northwest of Dubrovnik, in the Adriatic sea. The Elaphites have a total land area of around 30 square kilometers and a population of 850 inhabitants...
- KoločepKolocepThe island of Koločep is one of the three inhabited Elaphiti Islands situated near the city of Dubrovnik. Koločep is the southernmost inhabited island in Croatia and is locally known as Kalamota.-Location and access:...
, LopudLopudLopud is a small island off the coast of Dalmatia, southern Croatia. Lopud is one of the Elaphiti Islands, and can be reached by boat from Dubrovnik, Orasac and Zaton. The island is famous for its sandy beaches, in particular the bay of Šunj....
, ŠipanŠipanŠipan also Sipano is the largest of the Elaphiti Islands, 17 km northwest of Dubrovnik, Croatia; separated from the mainland coast by the Kolocepski Channel; area 16.22 km²; population 500 . It is the largest island in this group and its highest point is 243 m... - LokrumLokrumLokrum or Lacroma is one of the islands off the city of Dubrovnik about 600 metres from the coast stretching from the northwest to the southeast, in the Adriatic Sea, Croatia. Its highest point above sea level is at 96 m....
(just outside DubrovnikDubrovnikDubrovnik is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea coast, positioned at the terminal end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations on the Adriatic, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva county. Its total population is 42,641...
harbour) - PalagružaPalagružaPalagruža is a small, remote archipelago of dolomite in the middle of the Adriatic Sea in Croatia. It consists of one main island, called Vela or Velika Palagruža, and one smaller one, Mala Palagruža, and there are twenty or so other closely associated rocks or reefs...
(a tiny, southernmost one) - ŽirjeŽirjeŽirje can refer to:* Žirje, Croatia, an island and settlement in the Adriatic Sea in Croatia* Žirje, Slovenia, a village in the Sežana municipality in Slovenia...
- ŽutŽutŽut is an uninhabited island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea, in central Dalmatia. With an area of 14.83 km² it is the 28th largest island in Croatia and the second largest island in the Kornati islands archipelago, after Kornat...
The two largest peninsula
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
s are Istria
Istria
Istria , formerly Histria , is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. The peninsula is located at the head of the Adriatic between the Gulf of Trieste and the Bay of Kvarner...
and Pelješac
Pelješac
Pelješac is a peninsula in southern Dalmatia in Croatia. The peninsula is part of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County and is the second largest peninsula in Croatia...
.
Hydrographic Institute definitions
The Hydrographic Institute of the Republic of Croatia classifies all landforms surrounded by water in the Adriatic Sea as islands , 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.| # |
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. | |||||
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.
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 (3.6 mi) is Vele Orjule.
The biggest islet is Badija with an area of 0.97 km2, while the smallest one is Galicija covering 0.01 km2.
List of islands
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 Counties of Croatia The primary territorial subdivisions of the Republic of Croatia called županije . In English they are commonly referred to as counties.... |
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| 1 | Cres Cres Cres is an Adriatic island in Croatia. It is one of the northern island in the Kvarner Gulf and can be reached via ferry from the island Krk or from the Istrian peninsula .... |
3,184 | Primorje-Gorski Kotar Primorje-Gorski Kotar County Primorje-Gorski kotar County is a county in western Croatia that includes the Bay of Kvarner and the surrounding Northern Croatian seacoast, and the mountainous region of Gorski kotar... |
44°52′07"N 14°25′22"E | |
| 2 | Krk Krk Krk is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county.... |
17,860 | Primorje-Gorski Kotar | 45°04′27"N 14°36′28"E | |
| 3 | Brač Brac Brač is an island in the Adriatic Sea within Croatia, with an area of 396 km², making it the largest island in Dalmatia, and the third largest in the Adriatic. Its tallest peak, Vidova Gora, or Mount St. Vid, stands at 778 m, making it the highest island point in the Adriatic... |
14,031 | Split-Dalmatia Split-Dalmatia County Split-Dalmatia County is the central-southern Dalmatian county in Croatia. The administrative center is Split. The population of the county is 455,242... |
43°19′26"N 16°38′33"E | |
| 4 | Hvar Hvar - Climate :The climate of Hvar is characterized by mild winters and warm summers. The yearly average air temperature is , 686 mm of precipitation fall on the town of Hvar on average every year and the town has a total of 2800 sunshine hours per year. For comparison Hvar has an average of 7.7... |
11,103 | Split-Dalmatia | 43°08′39"N 16°46′46"E | |
| 5 | Pag Pag (island) Pag is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea. It is the fifth-largest island of the Croatian coast, and the one with the longest coastline.... |
8,398 | Lika-Senj Lika-Senj County Lika-Senj county is a county in Croatia that includes most of the Lika region and some northern coastline of the Adriatic near the town of Senj, including the northern part of the Pag island... / Zadar Zadar County Zadar County is a county in Croatia, it encompasses northern Dalmatia and southeastern Lika. Its center is the city of Zadar.- Population :According to the 2001 census, Zadar County has population of 162,045... |
44°28′59"N 14°58′00"E | |
| 6 | Korčula Korcula Korčula is an island in the Adriatic Sea, in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia. The island has an area of ; long and on average wide — and lies just off the Dalmatian coast. Its 16,182 inhabitants make it the second most populous Adriatic island after Krk... |
16,182 | Dubrovnik-Neretva Dubrovnik-Neretva County The Dubrovnik–Neretva County is the southernmost Croatian county located in south Dalmatia. The county seat is Dubrovnik and other large towns are Korčula, Metković, Opuzen and Ploče... |
42°56′20"N 16°54′11"E | |
| 7 | Dugi otok Dugi Otok Dugi otok is the seventh largest island in the Adriatic Sea, part of Croatia. It is located off the Dalmatian coast, west of Zadar. It is the largest and eastern-most of the Zadarian Islands, and derives its name from its distinctive shape... |
1,772 | Zadar Zadar County Zadar County is a county in Croatia, it encompasses northern Dalmatia and southeastern Lika. Its center is the city of Zadar.- Population :According to the 2001 census, Zadar County has population of 162,045... |
44°00′40"N 15°02′15"E | |
| 8 | Mljet Mljet Mljet is the most southerly and easterly of the larger Adriatic islands of the Dalmatia region of Croatia. The National Park includes the western part of the island, Veliko jezero, Malo jezero, Soline Bay and a sea belt 500 m wide from the most prominent cape of Mljet covering an area of... |
1,111 | Dubrovnik-Neretva | 42°44′52"N 17°31′52"E | |
| 9 | Vis Vis (island) Vis is the most outerly lying larger Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, and is part of the Central Dalmatian group of islands, with an area of 90.26 km² and a population of 3,617 . Of all the inhabited Croatian islands, it is the farthest from the coast... |
3,617 | Split-Dalmatia | 43°02′41"N 16°09′15"E | |
| 10 | Rab Rab Rab is an island in Croatia and a town of the same name located just off the northern Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea.The island is long, has an area of and 9,480 inhabitants . The highest peak is Kamenjak at 408 meters... |
9,480 | Primorje-Gorski Kotar | 44°46′14"N 14°46′32"E | |
| 11 | Pašman Pašman Pašman is an island off the coast of the Adriatic Sea in Croatia, located to the south of Zadar, surrounded by the islands Ugljan, Iž, Dugi otok and Kornati... |
2,711 | Zadar | 43°57′05"N 15°21′03"E | |
| 12 | Šolta Šolta Šolta is an island in Croatia. It is situated in the Adriatic Sea in the central Dalmatian archipelago, west of the island of Brač, south of Split and east of the Drvenik islands . Its area is 58.98 km2 and it has a population of 1,675 .The highest peak of Šolta is the summit Vela Straža... |
1,479 | Split-Dalmatia | 43°22′46"N 16°17′51"E | |
| 13 | Lošinj Lošinj Lošinj is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, in the Kvarner Gulf. It is almost due south of the city of Rijeka and part of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county.... |
74 | 7,771 | Primorje-Gorski Kotar | |
| 14 | Ugljan Ugljan Ugljan is a Croatian island and the first in the Zadar Archipelago. It is located northwest of the island of Pašman and southeast of the islands of Rivanj and Sestrunj. Separated from the mainland by the Zadar Channel, it is connected with the island of Pašman by a bridge spanning over the Ždrelac... |
6,182 | Zadar | 44°05′03"N 15°09′34"E | |
| 15 | Lastovo Lastovo Lastovo is an island municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County in Croatia. The municipality consists of 46 islands with a total population of 792 people, of which 93% are ethnic Croats, and a land area of approximately . The biggest island in the municipality is also named Lastovo, as is the... |
835 | Dubrovnik-Neretva | 42°45′15"N 16°52′31"E | |
| 16 | Kornat Kornat (island) Kornat is an island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea, in central Dalmatia. With an area of 32.44 km² it is the 16th largest island in Croatia and the largest island in the eponymous Kornati islands archipelago... |
7 | Šibenik-Knin Šibenik-Knin County Šibenik-Knin County is a county in Croatia, located in north-central Dalmatia. Its center is Šibenik; other notable towns are Knin, Drniš and Skradin.... |
43°48′33"N 15°19′09"E | |
| 17 | Čiovo Ciovo Čiovo is a small island located off the Adriatic coast in Croatia with an area of 28.8 km2 , population of 6,071 inhabitants and its highest peak is 218 m .... |
4,455 | Split-Damatia | 43°30′01"N 16°17′53"E | |
| 18 | Olib Olib Olib is an island in northern Dalmatia, located northwest of Zadar, southwest of Pag, southeast of Lošinj and just east of Silba. The population is 147.-History:... |
147 | Zadar | 44°22′41"N 14°47′08"E | |
| 19 | Molat Molat (island) Molat is an island in Croatian part of Adriatic Sea. It is situated near Zadar, southeast from Ist, separated by Zapuntel strait. It has area of 22.82 km².... |
207 | Zadar | 44°13′55"N 14°50′33"E | |
| 20 | Vir Vir Vir is an island on the Croatian coast of Adriatic sea located north of the city of Zadar. It is connected to the mainland via a road bridge. The only village on the island is the eponymous village of Vir, with a population of 1,608 .-Overpopulation:... |
1,608 | Zadar | 44°18′16"N 15°03′59"E | |
| 21 | Mali Lošinj Mali Lošinj -Mayors:*Hrvoje Lesic - *Mario Hofmann - *Dragan Balija - Alliance of Primorje-Gorski Kotar *Gari Capelli - Croatian Democratic Union -References:... |
N/A | Primorje-Gorski Kotar | ||
| 22 | Murter Murter Murter is name of the island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic sea, located in central Dalmatia at , as well as that of a small village on the north-western part of the island.... |
5,060 | Šibenik-Knin | 43°48′04"N 15°36′46"E | |
| 23 | Unije | 90 | Primorje-Gorski Kotar | 44°38′56"N 14°15′25"E | |
| 24 | Iž Iž Iž is an island in the Zadar Archipelago in the Croatian part of Adriatic Sea. It is situated between Ugljan on the north-east and Dugi otok on the south-west and is about an hour's ferry ride from Zadar. It has an area of 17.59 km² and a population of 557. It's mineralogy is composed of... |
557 | Zadar | 44°02′20"N 15°06′53"E | |
| 25 | Šipan Šipan Šipan also Sipano is the largest of the Elaphiti Islands, 17 km northwest of Dubrovnik, Croatia; separated from the mainland coast by the Kolocepski Channel; area 16.22 km²; population 500 . It is the largest island in this group and its highest point is 243 m... |
436 | Dubrovnik-Neretva | 42°43′42"N 17°52′44"E | |
| 26 | Sestrunj Sestrunj (island) Sestrunj is an island in Croatian part of Adriatic Sea. It is situated in Zadar archipelago, between Ugljan, Rivanj and Dugi Otok. Its area is 11.1 km², and it has population of 48 . The eponymous settlement is located in the island's interior. The island is partially covered with maquis... |
48 | Zadar | 44°09′22"N 14°59′27"E | |
| 27 | Žirje Žirje (island) Žirje is an island and a settlement in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. It is situated in the Šibenik archipelago, about 22 km southwest of Šibenik, which makes it the most distant permanently inhabited island in the Šibenik archipelago. The island is composed of two limestone ridges... |
124 | Šibenik-Knin | 43°39′05"N 15°39′41"E | |
| 28 | Žut Žut Žut is an uninhabited island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea, in central Dalmatia. With an area of 14.83 km² it is the 28th largest island in Croatia and the second largest island in the Kornati islands archipelago, after Kornat... |
0 | Šibenik-Knin | 43°51′47"N 15°18′51"E | |
| 29 | Silba Silba Silba is an island in Croatia, northern Dalmatia, south-east of Lošinj, between the islands of Premuda and Olib. It has a Mediterranean climate with 2570 hours a year of sunshine... |
265 | Zadar | 44°22′56"N 14°41′41"E | |
| 30 | Prvić (Krk) Prvić (Krk) Prvić is an uninhabited island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea, located in the Kvarner Gulf. It is the largest of the so-called Senj Islands, a group of small islands and islets located off the coast of the mainland city of Senj, lying between the larger islands of Krk and Rab... |
0 | Primorje-Gorski Kotar | 44°54′38"N 14°48′05"E | |
| 31 | Drvenik Veliki Drvenik veliki Drvenik Veliki is an island in Croatian part of Adriatic Sea. It is situated in middle-Dalmatian archipelago, northwest of Šolta, 1.8 km from the mainland. Its area is 12.07 km². The highest peak is 178 metres high. The only settlement on the island is the eponymous village with... |
168 | Split-Dalmatia | 43°26′39"N 16°08′43"E | |
| 32 | Ist Ist (island) Ist is a small island off the Dalmatian coast of Croatia. The closest city to Ist is Zadar. The island has an area of 9.65 km2. Ist is located between the islands of Škarda and Molat.... |
202 | Zadar | 44°16′28"N 14°45′51"E | |
| 33 | Premuda Premuda Premuda is a little island in Croatia, off the northern Adriatic coast. It belongs to the north Dalmatian islands which are situated north-west from the county center Zadar. Premuda is approximately 10 km long, up to 1 km wide, and has an area of 9.2 square kilometers... |
58 | Zadar | 44°19′44"N 14°37′31"E | |
| 34 | Plavnik Plavnik Plavnik is an unpopulated islet, belonging to Croatia located between the Central Straits and the Kvarner Bay. The Krusija Channel cuts it off from the eastern coast of the island of Cres. This channel is the shortest route from the Adriatic Sea through the islands to Rijeka... |
0 | Primorje-Gorski Kotar | 44°58′17"N 14°31′30"E | |
| 35 | Maun Maun (island) Maun is an island in the Adriatic Sea located southwest of Pag and northeast of Olib. Its area is .-References:* http://www.islands-croatia.com/north-adriatic-islands/island-maun-2/... |
0 | Zadar | 44°25′42"N 14°55′21"E | |
| 36 | Šćedro Šćedro Šćedro is an island in the Adriatic Sea, off the south coast of the island of Hvar, Croatia, opposite the settlement of Zavala. The name comes from štedri, meaning charitable in old Slavonic, because the island offers two deep, well-protected bays for shipping... |
0 | Split-Dalmatia | 43°05′18"N 16°42′07"E | |
| 37 | Zlarin Zlarin Zlarin is a small island of the Dalmatian coast of Croatia near the city of Šibenik. Administratively, it is part of the Šibenik-Knin County. In winter times the island has a population of 276 people, but from March to October its population grows substantially up to 1,500 people. Zlarin has a... |
276 | Šibenik-Knin | 43°41′19"N 15°50′56"E | |
| 38 | Kaprije Kaprije (island) Kaprije is an island in Croatian part of Adriatic Sea. It is situated in Šibenik archipelago. It has area of 6.97 km² and population of 143, in the eponymous single settlement on the island. The island is composed of hills divided by transversal and longitudinal valleys in which grass and sparse... |
143 | Šibenik-Knin | 43°41′51"N 15°42′01"E | |
| 39 | Sveti Grgur Sveti Grgur Sveti Grgur is an uninhabited island in Croatia, on the Adriatic Sea between Rab and Krk. The island was the site of a women's prison in communist Yugoslavia from 1948 to 1988.-Literature:*Milutin Popović, Sećanja na logor Sveti Grgur... |
0 | Primorje-Gorski Kotar | 44°52′02"N 14°45′35"E | |
| 40 | Biševo Biševo Biševo is an island in the Adriatic Sea in Croatia. It is situated in the middle of the Dalmatian archipelago, five kilometers southwest of the Island of Vis. Its area is 5.8 km and it has a population of 11 . It is composed of limestone; the highest point is Straženica, 239 m high... |
19 | Split-Dalmatia | 42°58′27"N 16°00′39"E | |
| 41 | Veliki Brijun Veliki Brijun Veliki Brijun is an uninhabited island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. It is located off the west coast of Istria in northern Adriatic and is the largest island in the Brijuni Islands archipelago... |
0 | Istria Istria County Istria County is the westernmost county of Croatia which includes the biggest part of the Istrian peninsula . The area of the county is called Istra in Croatian and Slovene... |
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| 42 | Ilovik | 104 | Primorje-Gorski Kotar | ||
| 43 | Sveti Klement Sveti Klement Sveti Klement is an uninhabited island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. Its area is 5.28 km² and it is the largest of the Paklinski islands, a group of small islands located in central Dalmatia just south of Hvar... |
0 | Split-Dalmatia | ||
| 44 | Dolin Dolin (island) Dolin is a small uninhabited island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. It is located in the Kvarner Gulf, just off the southern coast of the island of Rab. Its area is 4.61 km² and its coastline is 18.5 km long.... |
0 | Primorje-Gorski Kotar | ||
| 45 | Goli otok Goli otok Goli otok is an island off the northern Adriatic coast, located between Rab's northeastern shore and the mainland, in what is today Croatia's Primorje-Gorski Kotar county. The island is barren and uninhabited... |
0 | Primorje-Gorski Kotar | ||
| 46 | Lopud Lopud Lopud is a small island off the coast of Dalmatia, southern Croatia. Lopud is one of the Elaphiti Islands, and can be reached by boat from Dubrovnik, Orasac and Zaton. The island is famous for its sandy beaches, in particular the bay of Šunj.... |
269 | Dubrovnik-Neretva | ||
| 47 | Svetac | 0 | Split-Dalmatia | ||
| 48 | Zverinac Zverinac Zverinac is a small Croatian island in the Zadar Archipelago of the Adriatic Sea. It occupies 4.2 square kilometres and is populated by 48 people, with a population density of 11.429 persons per square kilometer. Its highest peak is 111 metres high.... |
48 | Zadar | ||
| 49 | Sušac Sušac Sušac is a small rocky island in the Adriatic Sea with an area of 4.03 km2, and 16.4 km of coastline southwest of Korčula and Lastovo, on the halfway to the island of Vis, in Croatia. The coast consists of slopes and cliffs over 100 meters tall, but the opposite side features a natural harbour. A... |
0 | Dubrovnik-Neretva | ||
| 50 | Škarda | 0 | Zadar | ||
| 51 | Susak Susak Susak is a small island on the northern Adriatic coast of Croatia. The name Sansego comes from the Greek word Sansegus meaning oregano which grows in abundance on the island. A small percentage of natives still reside on the island which has increasingly become a popular tourist... |
188 | Primorje-Gorski Kotar | ||
| 52 | Rava Rava (island) Rava is an island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. It is situated in the Zadar archipelago, between Iž and Dugi Otok, from Zadar. Its area is 3.6 km2, and it has a population of 98 . The only settlements on the island are Vela Rava and Mala Rava. The coast of the island is very indented... |
98 | Zadar | ||
| 53 | Rivanj | 22 | Zadar | ||
| 54 | Drvenik Mali Drvenik mali (island) Drvenik Mali is an island in Croatian part of Adriatic Sea. It is situated in middle-Dalmatian archipelago, west of Drvenik Veliki, from Trogir. Its area is 3.3 km². The only settlement on the island is the eponymous village with a population of 54 . The coast is well indented and sea around... |
54 | Split-Dalmatia | ||
| 55 | Kakan | 0 | Šibenik-Knin | ||
| 56 | Zmajan | 0 | Šibenik-Knin | ||
| 57 | Jakljan Jakljan Jakljan is an uninhabited islet in Croatia, part of the Elaphiti Islands archipelago off the coast of southern Dalmatia. It is located northwest of Dubrovnik and west of the island of Šipan. Its area is 3.07 km2 and its coastline is 14.648 km long.... |
0 | Dubrovnik-Neretva | ||
| 58 | Prežba Prežba Prežba is a small uninhabited island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea, located northwest of the island of Lastovo in southern Dalmatia. It is connected to Lastovo by a bridge at the village of Pasadur on Lastovo... |
0 | Dubrovnik-Neretva | ||
| 59 | Tijat | 0 | |||
| 60 | Piškera Piškera Piškera is a small uninhabited island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. It is one of the Kornati Islands in central Dalmatia and its area is 2.66 km². Its coastline is 10.64 km long.... |
0 | Zadar | ||
| 61 | Zeča | 0 | |||
| 62 | Koločep Kolocep The island of Koločep is one of the three inhabited Elaphiti Islands situated near the city of Dubrovnik. Koločep is the southernmost inhabited island in Croatia and is locally known as Kalamota.-Location and access:... |
294 | Dubrovnik-Neretva | ||
| 63 | Prvić (Šibenik) | 453 | |||
| 64 | Vrgada Vrgada (island) Vrgada is an island off the coast of Croatia in the Adriatic Sea. It is located halfway between Zadar and Šibenik, in the archipelago northwest of Murter and south of Biograd na moru, from the mainland. It has area of 3.7 km2 and population of 242. The only settlement on the island is also... |
242 | |||
| 65 | Lavdara | 0 | |||
| 66 | Tun Veli | 0 | |||
| 67 | Škrda Škrda Škrda is an uninhabited Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea with an area of 2.05 km2, and 7.177 km of coastline, located southwest of Pag.-External links:* - Škrda description*... |
0 | |||
| 68 | Levrnaka | 0 | |||
| 69 | Lavsa | 0 | |||
| 70 | Sit | 0 | |||
| 71 | Kurba Vela | 0 | |||
| 72 | Mrčara Mrčara Mrčara is a small uninhabited island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea, located west of the islands of Prežba and Lastovo in southern Dalmatia... |
0 | Dubrovnik-Neretva | ||
| 73 | Arta Velika Arta Velika Arta Velika is an uninhabited island in Croatia, in central Dalmatia, part of the Šibenik archipelago off the coast of the city of Šibenik. It lies 2.5 km northwest of the island of Murter and the settlement nearest to the island is Pakoštane, 5 km away on the mainland. The island's area... |
0 | Šibenik-Knin | ||
| 74 | Vele Srakane Vele Srakane Vele Srakane is an island in the Croatian part of Adriatic Sea. It is situated between Lošinj, Unije and Susak, just north of Male Srakane. Its area is 1.15 km2, and it has a population of 8 . Highest peak is Vela straža, 59 meters high. there are no cars, no shops and no running water on the... |
8 | |||
| 75 | Katina | 0 | |||
| 76 | Planik | 0 | |||
| 77 | Mali Brijun | 0 | |||
| 78 | Vele Orjule | 0 | |||
| 79 | Smokvica Vela | 0 |
Selected islets
The following is an incomplete list of islets.- BadijaBadijaBadija is the largest island in archipelago Škoji, near Korčula island in Croatia.The island is currently unpopulated. Franciscans from Bosnia came into possession of the island in the 15th century. They held it till the end of World War II where it was confiscated by the communist authorities.In...
- BrijuniBrijuniThe Brijuni or the Brijuni Islands are a group of fourteen small islands in the Croatian part of the northern Adriatic Sea, separated from the west coast of the Istrian peninsula by the narrow Fažana Strait...
- GalešnjakGalešnjakGalešnjak is located in the Pašman channel of the Adriatic, between the islands of Pašman and the town of Turanj on mainland Croatia. It is one of the worlds few naturally occurring heart-shaped objects.The island has a surface area of 0.132 km2, with its beach measuring 1.55 km in length...
- Galijula, most southern Croatian island.
- JabukaJabuka (island)Jabuka is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Adriatic Sea, west of the island of Vis. It is part of the Dalmatian archipelago. The closest land mass, yet small, are Svetac and Brusnik.-Flora and fauna:...
- KnežakKnežakKnežak is a village on the main road from Postojna to Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. It belongs to the Ilirska Bistrica Municipality....
- KošljunKošljunKošljun is a tiny island in Puntarska Draga bay off the coast of Krk, facing Punat, in the Adriatic Sea, Croatia. It is approximately 300 meters in diameter and covers an area of 6.5 hectares, but is rich in vegetation. The only inhabitants are a group of Franciscan monks living in St...
- KozjakKozjakKozjak is a mountain situated on the border between the Republic of Macedonia and Serbia. It is situated north-east from Kumanovo. The tallest peak of Kozjak is Virovi at 1284 meters....
- KrapanjKrapanjKrapanj is an island of Croatia in the central Dalmatian county of Šibenik-Knin.Krapanj is the smallest inhabited island of the Adriatic Sea covering 0.36 km2. It is also the most densely inhabited island and has the lowest elevation of 1.5 m above sea level...
- LokrumLokrumLokrum or Lacroma is one of the islands off the city of Dubrovnik about 600 metres from the coast stretching from the northwest to the southeast, in the Adriatic Sea, Croatia. Its highest point above sea level is at 96 m....
- LungaLungaThere are a number of places called Lunga, namely:Two communes in the Republic of Moldova:* Lunga, a commune in Floreşti district* Lunga, a commune in Transnistria, near DubăsariTwo villages and two rivers in Romania:...
(Kornat) - LupacLupacLupac is a commune in Caraş-Severin County, Romania. In 2002, its population numbered 3,023 people and was mostly made up of Krashovani Croats...
- Male SrakaneMale SrakaneMale Srakane is an island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea, which is situated between Lošinj, Unije and Susak, just south of Vele Srakane.-Name:...
- OlipaOlipaOlipa is an uninhabited islet in Croatia, part of the Elaphiti Islands archipelago off the coast of southern Dalmatia. It is the westernmost isle in the Elaphites. Olipa is mostly rocky and partially covered in forest. A stone square tower is located on the south side of the isle, which serves as a...
- Ošljak
- PalagružaPalagružaPalagruža is a small, remote archipelago of dolomite in the middle of the Adriatic Sea in Croatia. It consists of one main island, called Vela or Velika Palagruža, and one smaller one, Mala Palagruža, and there are twenty or so other closely associated rocks or reefs...
- Radelj
- RudaRudaRuda may refer to:* Ruda, worshipped among the North Arabian tribes of pre-Islamic Arabia* Ruda, Sweden* Ruda, Italy* Ruda, a village in Ghelari Commune, Hunedoara County, Romania* Ruda, a village in Budeşti Commune, Vâlcea County, Romania...
- Sveti AndrijaSveti AndrijaSveti Andrija is name of several islands in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea:* Sveti Andrija , uninhabited island near Dubrovnik...
Bureau of Statistics definitions
The Croatian Bureau of Statistics uses data from the Geographical Department of the Faculty of Science of the University of ZagrebUniversity of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb is the biggest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of Southeastern Europe...
, which classifies a total of 1,185 islands, rocks and reefs: 48 inhabited islands, 670 uninhabited islands , 389 rocks () and 78 reefs ().
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.