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.

Arta Velika
Southern coast of Arta Velika
Map
Arta Velika is located in Croatia
Arta Velika
Arta Velika
Geography
LocationAdriatic Sea
Coordinates43°51′28″N 15°32′30″E / 43.85778°N 15.54167°E / 43.85778; 15.54167
ArchipelagoŠibenik archipelago
Area1.27 km2 (0.49 sq mi)
Coastline5.53 km (3.436 mi)
Highest elevation95 m (312 ft)
Highest pointVela Glava
Administration
Croatia
CountyŠibenik-Knin

References edit

  1. ^ 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.