Vrgada Explained
| Vrgada |
| Map: | Croatia |
| Native Name Link: | Croatian language |
| Location: | Adriatic Sea |
| Coordinates: | 43.8522°N 15.5023°W |
| Area Km2: | 3.7 |
| Highest Mount: | Srabljinovac |
| Elevation M: | 112 |
| Population: | 249 |
| Density Km2: | 67.29 |
Vrgada (pronounced as /hr/) is an island off the coast of Croatia in the Adriatic Sea. It is located halfway between Zadar and Šibenik, in the archipelago northwest of Murter and south of Biograd na moru, 2.5nmi from the mainland.[1] It has area of 3.7km2.[2] [3] and population of 249. The only settlement on the island is also named Vrgada[4] and is surrounded with pine forest.[3] [5] Main industries are agriculture and fishing.[3] On northeast coast, there are several small coves.[3]
Notes and References
- Web site: Vrgada on pakostane.hr . 2006-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060716090201/http://www.pakostane.hr/vrgada_HR.php . 2006-07-16 . dead .
- 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. 2019-12-13. free.
- http://peljar.cvs.hr/show_place_info.php?id=111 First Croatian online peljar
- Encyclopedia: Vrgada. Croatian Encyclopedia. Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. hr. 13 December 2019.
- http://www.pakostane.info/vrgada.php Vrgada on pakostane.info
