Arta Velika
Southern coast of Arta Velika | |
Arta Velika | |
Interactive map of Arta Velika | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Adriatic Sea |
| Coordinates | 43°51′28″N 15°32′30″E / 43.85778°N 15.54167°E |
| Archipelago | Šibenik archipelago |
| Area | 1.27 km2 (0.49 sq mi) |
| Coastline | 5.53 km (3.436 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Highest point | Vela Glava |
| Administration | |
Croatia | |
| County | Šibenik-Knin |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Arta Velika (also Arta Vela) is an uninhabited island in Croatia, in central Dalmatia, part of the Šibenik archipelago off the coast of the city of Šibenik. It lies 2.5 km northwest of the island of Murter and the settlement nearest to the island is Pakoštane, 5 km away on the mainland. The island's area is 1.27 km2 and its coastline is 5.53 km long. Arta Mala Island is the closest neighboring island at 0.83 miles away.[1] The highest point on the island is Velika Glava, which is 95 meters high.
The Catalan Atlas of Charles V of France called it Artadurus.[2]
References
- ^ 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 2019-12-10.
- ^ Šenoa 1949, p. 77
Bibliography
- Šenoa, Milan (1949). "Prilog poznavanju starih naziva naših otoka" [A Contribution to Learning the Old Names of Our Islands]. Hrvatski geografski glasnik (in Serbo-Croatian) (11–12) (published 1950-06-15): 75–82. ISSN 1331-5854.
Further reading
- Brusić, Zdenko (2011-10-04). "Ranosrednjovjekovni nalazi iz hrvatskog podmorja" [Early Medieval Finds from the Croatian Undersea World]. Archaeologia Adriatica (in Serbo-Croatian). 4: 243–255. eISSN 1848-9281.