Satellite image of Drvenik Mali | |
Drvenik Mali | |
Geography | |
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Location | Adriatic Sea |
Coordinates | 43°26′56″N 16°04′57″E / 43.449025°N 16.082525°E / 43.449025; 16.082525 |
Archipelago | Middle-Dalmatian |
Area | 3.43 km (1.32 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 79 m (259 ft) |
Administration | |
Croatia | |
County | Split-Dalmatia |
Demographics | |
Population | 87 (2011) |
Pop. density | 25.4/km (65.8/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Croats |
Drvenik Mali (also called Ploča by local population; is an island in Croatian part of Adriatic Sea. It is situated in middle-Dalmatian archipelago, west of Drvenik Veliki, 8 nautical miles (15 km) from Trogir. Its area is 3.43 square kilometres (1.3 sq mi). The only settlement on the island is the eponymous village with a population of 87 (as of 2011). The coast is well indented and sea around the island is shallow, thus convenient for fishing. The highest peak is 79 metres high. The main vocations on the island are agriculture (mostly olives), fishing and tourism.
References
- Magaš & Faričić 2006, p. 17.
- 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 2019-11-19.
- ^ (in Croatian) First Croatian online peljar
- Ostroški, Ljiljana, ed. (December 2015). Statistički ljetopis Republike Hrvatske 2015 [Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2015] (PDF). Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia (in Croatian and English). Vol. 47. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. p. 47. ISSN 1333-3305. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
Bibliography
- Magaš, Damir; Faričić, Josip (2006). "Geografske osnove suvremenog razvoja otoka Ploče (Drvenika Malog)" [Geographical bases for modern development of Ploča island (Drvenik Mali)] (PDF). Geoadria (in Croatian and English). 11 (1): 17–62. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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