Prežba | |
Native Name Link: | Croatian language |
Location: | Adriatic Sea |
Coordinates: | 42.7722°N 16.8094°W |
Archipelago: | Lastovo |
Area Km2: | 2.81 |
Area: | 2.81 km² --> |
Elevation M: | 136 |
Country: | Croatia |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | County |
Country Admin Divisions: | Dubrovnik-Neretva |
Prežba is a small inhabited island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea, located northwest of the island of Lastovo in southern Dalmatia. It is connected to Lastovo by a bridge at the village of Pasadur on Lastovo. Prežba's area is 2.81 km2,[1] but its coastline is 14.23 km long, due to the large number of coves on the island. Its highest peak is 136 m above sea level and there is a lighthouse on the south side of the island, across the bay from Ubli. The island was used by the Yugoslav People's Army as a military base containing a tunnel and tunnel for ships.