Veliki Školj Explained

Veliki Školj
Native Name Link:Bosnian language
Location:Adriatic Sea
Pushpin Map:Bosnia#Dinaric Alps
Pushpin Relief:yes
Archipelago:Neum-Klek
Country:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Country Admin Divisions Title:Entity
Country Admin Divisions:Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Population:0
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Canton/županija
Country Admin Divisions 1:Herzegovina-Neretva
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:Municipality
Country Admin Divisions 2:Neum

Veliki Školj is uninhabited islet in the Bay of Mali Ston, located in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and with the nearby islet of Mali Školj makes the only two Bosnia and Herzegovina's islands in the Adriatic Sea.[1]

The temporary regime of the sea border between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina was determined in 1999. The Neum Agreement on the temporary border was signed by Franjo Tuđman and Alija Izetbegović, and has not been ratified due to the emergence of the controversy surrounding the ownership of these two islands and the tip of the Klek peninsula. Croatia disputes the validity of the agreement and claims it as its own territory.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zoran Šagolj . Vlasnik spornih otoka u Malostonskom zaljevu: Mi jesmo Hrvati, ali Mali i Veliki školj pripadaju BiH. Dubrovačka republika to je područje prodala za svoju slobodu Turcima, a naši preci su ga kupili . slobodnadalmacija.hr . Slobodna Dalmacija . 24 July 2022 . hr-hr . 9 July 2017.