Sit (island)

Sit
Geography
Location Adriatic Sea
Coordinates 43°55′53″N 15°17′50″E / 43.93139°N 15.29722°E / 43.93139; 15.29722Coordinates: 43°55′53″N 15°17′50″E / 43.93139°N 15.29722°E / 43.93139; 15.29722
Archipelago Kornati Islands
Area 1.77 km2 (0.68 sq mi)
Highest elevation 84 m (276 ft)
Highest point Veli vrh
Administration
Croatia
Demographics
Population 0

Sit is an uninhabited Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea located between Žut and Pašman. Its area is 1.77 km2 (0.68 sq mi).[1]

The coastline is not significantly indented, except for the bay Pahaljica (Čitapićev port) to the north of the island. Its middle width of 500 m consists of only one mountain ridge, where the highest elevation Veli vrh (84 m.a.s.l.) is located in the eastern part of the island, the central hill Vlašić is 78 m.a.s.l., and the northwest end Borovac is 60 m.a.s.l.[2]

References

  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. Zadar. 9 (1): 5–32. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  2. ↑ Filipi 2003, p. 122.

Sources

  • Filipi, Amos Rube (December 2003). "Povijesno-geografska obilježja Žutsko-sitske otočne skupine" [Historical-Geographical Features of the Žut-Sit Island Group, Croatia] (PDF). Geoadria (in Croatian). 8 (2): 87–130. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
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