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

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Largest islands

Listed by the size

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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.

Listed by the size

The biggest island, listed by the size, are:
# Cres, 405,7 km²
# Krk, 405,2 km²
# Brač, 396 km²
# Hvar, 299,7 km²
# Pag, 285 km²
# Korčula, 279 km²
# Dugi otok, 124 km²
# Mljet, 100,4 km²
# Rab, 93,6 km²
# Vis, 90,3 km²
# Lošinj, 74,4 km²
# Pašman, 63 km²
# Šolta, 51,9 km²
# Ugljan, 50,2 km²
# Kornat, 50 km²
# Lastovo, 46 km²
# ''Brioni'', 36,3 km² (group)
# Vir, 31,3 km²
# Čiovo, 28,8 km²
# Olib, 25,6 km²
# Murter, 18,7 km²
# Unije, 17 km²
# Šipan, 16,5 km²
# Silba, 15 km²

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

See also

★ List of islands in the Adriatic

★ List of inhabited islands of Croatia

External links

★ Croatian law about islands