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Islands of Croatia
Brac [1097]
Group:
Country: Croatia Region: Adriatic Sea
Lat: 43.34º N Long : 16.65º E
Area: 408.3 sq. km Altitude: 778 m
Shoreline: 111.8 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.2738
Depth to nearest land: < 50 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 8 km group: 8 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 8 km Isolation Index: 8
ISLAND TYPE: Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Last updated: 21/08/88
Cres - including Losinj, Unije, Ilovik, Susak [1096]
Group: Cres-Losinj Group Archipelago: Kvarner Islands
Country: Croatia Region: Adriatic Sea
Lat: 44.90º N Long : 14.45º E
Area: 350.5 sq. km Altitude: 650 m
Shoreline: 181.7 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.5184
Depth to nearest land: < 50 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 8 km group: 6 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 6 km Isolation Index: 8
ISLAND TYPE: Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
SPECIAL FEATURES : Special Features Indicator - Terrestrial: 1 Marine: 0
Lake of Vrana
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited, since the bronze age
Population: 10000 Density: 28.5 persons/sq. km
Growth Rate: 0.7%/yr Stable
Major Human Activities: tourism
Habitat: villages Urban Pop: 0 Urban Indicator: 0
Accessibility: port Annual tourist arrivals: 328000
DATA RELIABILITY: Data Rel. Indicator: 1
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 33
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 1 Low
CI-Marine: 0 Low
Last updated: 04/09/90
Dugi [1092]
Group:
Country: Croatia Region: Adriatic Sea
Lat: 44.00º N Long : 15.05º E
Area: 121.3 sq. km Altitude: 338 m
Shoreline: 134.4 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 1.1080
Depth to nearest land: < 50 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 1 km group: 18 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 18 km Isolation Index: 9
ISLAND TYPE: Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Last updated: 21/08/88
Hvar [1095]
Group:
Country: Croatia Region: Adriatic Sea
Lat: 43.14º N Long : 16.80º E
Area: 308.1 sq. km Altitude: 626 m
Shoreline: 175.9 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.5709
Depth to nearest land: < 50 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 6 km group: 5 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 5 km Isolation Index: 7
ISLAND TYPE: Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Last updated: 21/08/88
Korcula [1093]
Group:
Country: Croatia Region: Adriatic Sea
Lat: 42.95º N Long : 16.90º E
Area: 278.4 sq. km Altitude: 502 m
Shoreline: 125.0 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.4490
Depth to nearest land: < 50 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 3 km group: 20 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 20 km Isolation Index: 11
ISLAND TYPE: Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Last updated: 21/08/88
Krk [1098]
Group:
Country: Croatia Region: Adriatic Sea
Lat: 45.12º N Long : 14.65º E
Area: 418.6 sq. km Altitude: 569 m
Shoreline: 134.1 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.3204
Depth to nearest land: < 50 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 1 km group: 1 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 1 km Isolation Index: 3
ISLAND TYPE: Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Last updated: 21/08/88
Mljet [1091]
Group:
Country: Croatia Region: Adriatic Sea
Lat: 42.75º N Long : 17.55º E
Area: 104.4 sq. km Altitude: 514 m
Shoreline: 90.8 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.8697
Depth to nearest land: <100 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 3 km group: 12 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 12 km Isolation Index: 9
ISLAND TYPE: Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Last updated: 21/08/88
Pag [1094]
Group:
Country: Croatia Region: Adriatic Sea
Lat: 44.50º N Long : 15.00º E
Area: 292.0 sq. km Altitude: 348 m
Shoreline: 214.9 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.7360
Depth to nearest land: < 50 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 1 km group: 1 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 1 km Isolation Index: 3
ISLAND TYPE: Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Last updated: 21/08/88
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