Kornati Islands National Park | |
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Native name Nacionalni park Kornati (Croatian) | |
Location | Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia |
Coordinates | 43°47′N 15°20′E / 43.783°N 15.333°E |
Area | 320 km2 (120 sq mi) |
Official name | Nacionalni park Kornati |
Total Islands | 140 |
Major Islands | Kornat, Lavsa, Žut |
The Kornati archipelago (pronounced [kɔ̝rnǎːti]; Italian: Isole Incoronate) of Croatia, also known as the Stomorski islands, is located in the northern part of Dalmatia, south from Zadar and west from Šibenik, in the Šibenik-Knin County. With 35 kilometres (22 miles) length and 89 islands, some large, some small, in a sea area of about 320 square kilometres (124 sq mi), the Kornati are the densest archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea.[1] From northwest to southeast (from the island of Balabra to Samograd), and from northeast to southwest (from Gangarol to Mana) they stretch for 13 km (8 miles). The name of the archipelago is the plural form of the name of the largest island, called Kornat.