Zvërnec Island Explained

Zvërnec Island
Native Name:Ishulli i Zvërnecit
Location:Narta Lagoon, Adriatic Sea
Area Km2:0.09
Length Km:0.43
Width Km:0.30
Elevation M:25
Country:Albania

Zvërnec Island is an island within the Narta Lagoon in southern Albania.

The island is nearly all covered with tall pine trees and is just east of a much smaller island. It is 430m in length and has a maximum width of 300m. Zvërnec Island is connected to the mainland by a 270m long wooden bridge.

The island is a tourist attraction because it contains the well preserved 13th-14th century Byzantine Zvërnec Monastery.[1] Near the island lies the village that bears the same name.The island has an area about 9 hectares.

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40.5167°N 43°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Elsie, Robert. Balkanistica, Vol. 13: The Christian Saints of Albania. 2001. American Association for South Slavic Studies. 39.