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Geography | |
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Location | Adriatic Sea |
Coordinates | 45°4′N 14°36′E / 45.067°N 14.600°E |
Area | 405.80 km2 (156.68 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 568 m (1864 ft)[1] |
Highest point | Obzova |
Administration | |
Croatia | |
County | Primorje-Gorski Kotar |
Largest settlement | Krk (pop. 6,816) |
Demographics | |
Population | 19,916 (2021)[1] |
Pop. density | 44/km2 (114/sq mi) |
Krk (pronounced [kr̩̂k]; Italian: Veglia; Istro Romanian: Krk; Vegliot Dalmatian: Vikla; archaic German: Vegl, Latin: Curicta; Greek: Κύρικον, translit. Kyrikon) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of Primorje-Gorski Kotar county. Krk is tied with Cres as the largest Adriatic island, depending on the methodology used to measure the coastline.[2] Krk is the most populous island in the Adriatic, with multiple towns and villages that contain a total of 19,916 (2021) inhabitants.