List of islands of Montenegro

This is a list of islands of Montenegro. Montenegro's islands are relatively small and they are not as nearly as numerous as in neighbouring Croatia. They are divided in islands on Adriatic sea, and those on Skadar lake:

Islands on Adriatic sea

In Bay of Kotor

Islands on Rivers and Lakes

Islands on Lake Skadar

  • Vranjina
  • Grmožur (former prison-island)
  • Lesendro
  • Starčevo
  • Kom
  • Beška
  • Omerova gorica
  • Krajinski archipelago (30 smaller islets)

Records

Largest island - Both Ada Bojana and Vranjina have an area of 4.8 square km.

Largest sea island — Sveti Nikola is about 36 hectares / 90 acres.

Tallest island — Vranjina rises 296 meters or about 971 feet (296 m) above Lake Skadar.

Tallest sea island — Sveti Nikola is 121 meters or about 397 feet (121 m) high. Second-highest is Sveti Marko, at 36 meters or about 118 feet (36 m).

List of islands

#IslandArea(km²),(ha)CoordinatesLocation
1Ada Bojana4.81 (481 ha)41°51′N 19°21′E / 41.850°N 19.350°E / 41.850; 19.350Adriatic Sea
2Vranjina4.6 (460 ha)42°16′40″N 19°08′20″E / 42.27778°N 19.13889°E / 42.27778; 19.13889Skadar Lake
3Sveti Nikola0.445 (44.5 ha)42°16′05″N 18°50′58″E / 42.26806°N 18.84944°E / 42.26806; 18.84944Adriatic Sea
4Slanko Island0.44 (44 ha)42°45′32″N 18°50′30″E / 42.75889°N 18.84167°E / 42.75889; 18.84167Slansko Lake
5Sveti Marko0.32 (32 ha)42°24′40″N 18°41′31″E / 42.41111°N 18.69194°E / 42.41111; 18.69194Bay of Kotor
6Beška0.15 (15 ha)42°09′55″N 19°13′48″E / 42.16528°N 19.23000°E / 42.16528; 19.23000Skadar Lake
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