Arta Velika

Island in Croatia
43°51′28″N 15°32′30″E / 43.85778°N 15.54167°E / 43.85778; 15.54167ArchipelagoŠibenik archipelagoArea1.27 km2 (0.49 sq mi)Coastline5.53 km (3.436 mi)Highest elevation95 m (312 ft)Highest pointVela GlavaAdministration
Croatia
CountyŠibenik-Knin

Arta Velika (also Arta Vela) 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 is 1.27 km2 and its coastline is 5.53 km long. Arta Mala Island is the closest neighboring island at 0.83 miles away.[1] The highest point on the island is Velika Glava, which is 95 meters high.

References

  1. ^ Duplančić Leder, Tea; Ujević, Tin; Čala, Mendi (June 2004). "Coastline lengths and areas of islands in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea determined from the topographic maps at the scale of 1 : 25 000" (PDF). Geoadria. 9 (1). Zadar: 5–32. doi:10.15291/geoadria.127. Retrieved 2019-12-10.


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