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KORNATI
Kornati
is the most dense group of islands in the whole of the
Mediterranean. It is located between the islands
of Žirje, Dugi otok and Pašman.
The arcipelago is divided into
two groups: Lower Kornati consisting of Kornat
and surrounding islands
and Upper Kornati made of Sit, Žut
and surrounding islands.
Because
of the extraordinary beauty of landscape, the abundance of
natural bays and
the rich sea flora and fauna, out of 152 of the
Kornati islands, 89 of them
were declared a national park in 1980.
KORNAT
Kornat is the largest, the highest, the longest and also the
best known island in the Šibenik archipelago. It is also
the largest island in Croatia with no permanent
settlements.
Whereas the north-east of the island is not well-indented,
the south-east is
extremely rich in bays, the most famous of which are Opat,
Kravljačica, Vruje, Strižnja
and Lučica. Kornat is also known for its peaks, the
Tureta fortress, the church of
Our Lady of Tarac, as well as the great flat cliff called
the Magazin's slate.
ŽUT
Žut is the second largest island in the Kornati
archipelago. It is located next to the
island of Kornat and divided from it by the passage of Žut.
Žut is famous for
its olive-groves and top quality olive oil. Some of the well
known bays
include Bizikovica , Golubovac, Sabuni, Dragišina, Žešnja
etc.
The ACI yacht harbour is located on this island..
SIT
Sit is one of the less known large islands. Its landscape
looks more gentle than the southern islands of Kornati.
Srednji kanal (the Middle passage) is located between Sit
and
Pašman - it is the best sea way between the waters of Zadar
and Šibenik.
The best known bays include Dulukina, Šumica, Ćitapićeva
and Đunđirina.
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