Arta Velika Explained

Arta Velika
Map:Croatia
Native Name Link:Croatian language
Location:Adriatic Sea
Coordinates:43.8578°N 15.5417°W
Archipelago:Šibenik archipelago
Area Km2:1.27
Coastline Km:5.53
Highest Mount:Vela Glava
Elevation M:95
Country:Croatia
Country Admin Divisions Title:County
Country Admin Divisions:Šibenik-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.

Notes and References

  1. 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. Geoadria. Zadar. 9. 1. 5–32. June 2004. Duplančić Leder . Tea. Ujević. Tin. Čala. Mendi. 10.15291/geoadria.127. PDF. 2019-12-10. free.