Vele Orjule
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![]() Vele Orjule (left) and Male Orjule (right) from Sveti Petar | |
Geography | |
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Location | Adriatic Sea |
Coordinates | 44°30′00″N 14°33′21″E / 44.50000°N 14.55583°ECoordinates: 44°30′00″N 14°33′21″E / 44.50000°N 14.55583°E |
Archipelago | Cres-Lošinj |
Area | 1.06 km2 (0.41 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
Highest point | Pristavnica |
Administration | |
Croatia | |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Vele Orjule is an uninhabited Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea located southeast of Lošinj. Its area is 1.06 km2 (0.41 sq mi).[1]
West of this island is good and sheltered anchorage.
In 1996, the statue of Croatian Apoxyomenos was discovered there.
View from the highest hill of the island Ilovik
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. Zadar. 9 (1): 5–32. doi:10.15291/geoadria.127. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
Categories:
- Islands of the Adriatic Sea
- Islands of Croatia
- Uninhabited islands of Croatia
- Landforms of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
- Primorje-Gorski Kotar County geography stubs