Kunë Island Explained

Kune Island
Pushpin Map:Albania
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Relief:yes
Coordinates:41.7631°N 19.5817°W
Location:Lagoon of Merxhan
Area Km2:1.4
Rank:2nd
Elevation M:5
Country:Albania
Country Admin Divisions Title:County
Country Admin Divisions:Lezhë County
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Municipality
Country Admin Divisions 1:Shëngjin

Kune Island (Albanian: Ishulli i Kunes) is an island located off the coast of Albania in the Adriatic Sea. The island lies in the delta of the river Drin near the city of Lezha and has an area of 1.4km². The island is 1.5km (00.9miles) from the coast.[1] Kune island features extravagant and varied plant life, including plants such as small Mediterranean shrubs to ash and willow forests. Wildlife is abundant as well. The island is home to around seventy species of birds, twenty-two species of reptiles, six species of amphibians and twenty-three species of mammals.

Nearby are the beaches of Tale and Kune which goes by the same name.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ku ndodhet ishulli Kune ? - Related links | tellalli.com . 2011-06-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326103529/http://news.tellalli.com/node/30919/related_links . 2012-03-26 . dead .