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Kvarner Gulf

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The Kvarner Gulf (or, Sinus Flanaticus or Liburnicus sinus), sometimes also Kvarner Bay, is a bay in the northern Adriatic Sea, located between the Istrian peninsula and the northern Croatian Littoral mainland. [1]

15 relations: Adriatic Sea, Capesize, Cres, Croatia, Croatian Littoral, Geography of Croatia, Headlands and bays, Internal waters, Istria, Krk, Lošinj, Pag (island), Port, Rab, Rijeka.

Adriatic Sea

The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula.

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Capesize

Capesize ships are the largest dry cargo ships.

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Cres

Cres (Cherso, Kersch, Crepsa, Greek: Χέρσος, Chersos) is an Adriatic island in Croatia.

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Croatia

Croatia (Hrvatska), officially the Republic of Croatia (Republika Hrvatska), is a country at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, on the Adriatic Sea.

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Croatian Littoral

Croatian Littoral (Hrvatsko primorje) is a historical name (period of Austro-Hungarian Monarchy) littoral for the region of Croatia comprising mostly Kvarner coastal area between traditional Dalmatia to the south, Mountainous Croatia to the north and east, and Istria and the Kvarner Gulf of the Adriatic Sea to the west.

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Geography of Croatia

The geography of Croatia is defined by its location— it is described as being a part of southeastern Europe.

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Headlands and bays

Headlands and bays are two related coastal features.

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Internal waters

According to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, a nation's internal waters include waters on the landward side of the baseline of a nation's territorial waters, except in archipelagic states.

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Istria

Istria (Croatian, Slovene: Istra; Istriot: Eîstria; Istria; Istrien), formerly Histria (Latin), is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea.

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Krk

Krk (Vegl; Curicta; Veglia; Vegliot Dalmatian: Vikla; Ancient Greek Kyrikon, Κύρικον) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of Primorje-Gorski Kotar county.

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Lošinj

Lošinj (Lussino; Lusin; Lötzing) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, in the Kvarner Gulf.

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Pag (island)

Pag (pronounced; Pagus, Pago, Baag) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea.

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Port

A port is a maritime commercial facility which may comprise one or more wharves where ships may dock to load and discharge passengers and cargo.

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Rab

Rab (Arba, Arbe, Arbey) is an island in Croatia and a town of the same name located just off the northern Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea.

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Rijeka

Rijeka (Fiume; Reka; Sankt Veit am Flaum; see other names) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split).

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Redirects here:

Bay of Kvarner, Carnaro, Golfo del Quarnaro, Gulf of Fiume, Gulf of Kvarner, Gulf of Quarnero, Kvarner, Kvarner Bay, Kvarner bay, Kvarnerski zaljev, Liburnicus sinus, Quarnaro, Quarnaro River, Quarnero, Quarnero Islands, Sinus Flanaticus, Sinus Liburnicus.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kvarner_Gulf

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