 View from Sutvrač Fort | |
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  Lopud | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Adriatic Sea |
| Coordinates | 42°41′N 17°57′E / 42.683°N 17.950°E |
| Archipelago | Elaphiti Islands |
| Area | 4.63 km2 (1.79 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 214 m (702 ft) |
| Highest point | Polačica |
| Administration | |
Croatia | |
| County | Dubrovnik-Neretva |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 278 (2021) |
| Pop. density | 60.04/km2 (155.5/sq mi) |
Lopud (pronounced [lɔ̌pud]) is a small island off the coast of Dalmatia, southern Croatia. Lopud is economically the most developed of the Elaphiti Islands, and can be reached by boat from Dubrovnik, Trsteno, Orašac and Zaton. The island is famous for its sandy beaches,[1] in particular the bay of Šunj. Lopud is the second largest island of the Elaphiti islands, between Koločep and Šipan. It is famous as the "island in the middle" (Insula Media, or Mezzo). It has an area of 4.63 square kilometres (1.79 square miles)[2] and its highest point is Polačica, 216 metres (709 feet) above sea level. It has 11.5 km (7 mi) of coastline, of which 1.2 km (1 mi) is sandy.
- ^ Frommer's Croatia by Karen Torme Olson & Sanja Bazulic Olson
- ^ Duplančić Leder, Tea; Ujević, Tin; Čala, Mendi (June 2004). "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" (PDF). Geoadria. 9 (1). Zadar: 5–32. doi:10.15291/geoadria.127. Retrieved 26 December 2019.