 Sazan seen from the Karaburun Peninsula | |
  Sazan | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°29′37″N 19°16′50″E / 40.49361°N 19.28056°E |
| Area | 5.7 km2 (2.2 sq mi) |
| Length | 4.8 km (2.98 mi) |
| Width | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 344 m (1129 ft)[1] |
| Administration | |
| State | Vlorë County |
| Municipality | Vlorë |
| Sazan Lighthouse | |
| Constructed | 1871 (first) |
| Height | 11.9 m (39 ft)  |
| Shape | cylindrical tower attached to a 2-storey keeper's house[2][3] |
| Power source | solar power |
| First lit | 1920s (current) |
| Focal height | 157 m (515 ft) |
| Range | 14 nmi (26 km; 16 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl(4) W 15s |
Sazan (Albanian definite form: Sazani) is an Albanian uninhabited island in the Mediterranean Sea. The largest of Albania's islands, it is a designated military exclusion zone; it lies in a strategically important location between the Strait of Otranto and the mouth of the Bay of Vlorë, marking the border between the Adriatic and Ionian seas.
In 2010, 2,721.87 hectares (6,725.9 acres) of the island's surrounding marine area was designated as the Karaburun-Sazan Marine Park.[4] In clear weather, Sazan is sometimes visible from the coast of Salento, Italy, to its west. The island has been open to the public since July 2015.[5] The island has a surface area of 5.7 km2 (2.2 sq mi). It is 4.8 km (3.0 mi) long and 2 km (1.2 mi) wide, and its coastline measures about 15 km (9.3 mi).[6]
- ^ Agjencia Kombëtare e Bregdetit. "MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR SAZANI ISLAND, ALBANIA" (PDF). bregdeti.gov.al. p. 11.
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Albania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "Management Plan for National Marine Park Karaburun-Sazan". mcpa.iwlearn.org. p. 10.
The total area of National Park Karaburun-Sazan is 12,570.82 ha, with marine area near Karaburuni having 9,848.95 ha and marine area near Sazani island having 2,721.87 ha.
- ^ "FOTOLAJM/ Anija e parë turistike me 119 turistë mbërriti në Sazan". 26 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ Agjencia Kombëtare e Bregdetit. "MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR SAZANI ISLAND, ALBANIA" (PDF). bregdeti.gov.al. p. 9.