Novigrad Sea

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Novigrad Sea
Novigradsko more
Novigradsko more.jpg
Location Zadar County
Coordinates 44°12′00″N15°32′00″E / 44.2°N 15.533333°E / 44.2; 15.533333
Type Sea
Part of Adriatic Sea
Primary inflows Zrmanja
Basin  countriesCroatia
Max. length11 km (6.8 mi) [1]
Max. width4.5 km (2.8 mi) [2]
Surface area28.65 km2 (11.06 sq mi) [1] [2]
Average depth28 m (92 ft) [1]
Max. depth37 m (121 ft) [2]
Shore length129.7 km (18.5 mi)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Novigrad Sea., [3] [4] [5] or Novegradi Sea, [4] [5] [6] or Novigradi Sea [7] [8] (in Croatian Novigradsko more) is an inland sea at the end of the Velebit Channel, in northern Dalmatia, Croatia. It is located east of the city of Zadar.

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View of the Novegradi Sea from the Novsko Zdrilo channel. Novigradsko more.JPG
View of the Novegradi Sea from the Novsko Ždrilo channel.

Geography

At the end of the Velebit Channel one enters the Novegradi Sea through the narrow Novsko Ždrilo channel, which opens in front of the village of Maslenica [9] (Maslenica). The other villages overlooking the shores of the bay are Posedarje to the northwest; Novigrad to the south; and Meka Draga to the southeast; while the territory of the bay is divided among the municipalities of Posedarje, Jasenice, Novigrad, and Obrovac. The main inflow is the Zrmanja river which, after passing through Obrovac, flows into the eastern part of the bay, while to the west the small Bašćica river [4] (Bašćica) flows in.

The inlet has an area of 28.65 km², [1] [2] measures 11 km [1] by 4.5 km; [1] [2] its average depth is 28 m, [1] with a maximum depth of 37 m. [2] Small bays line the coast: Maslenica Bay (uvala Maslenica), Zališće Bay [9] (uvala Zališće), between Maslenica and the Zrmanja estuary; Dumićina Bay [9] (uvala Dumićina), Pomišalj, and Kozjak, to the southeast, near Mala Draga; the port of Novigrad (luka Novigrad), which extends into the mainland like an inverted S and whose entrance is marked by a small lighthouse; [10] Ladina Bay [9] (uvala Ladina) to the south; Žabokrek Bay south of Posedarje; Donja Draga Bay [8] (Donja draga) and Gornja draga west of Ždrijac Point [11] [9] or Sadrillo [7] [8] (rt Ždrijac) which marks the exit of the Novsko Ždrilo channel and is indicated by a lighthouse [12] [13]

In the southeastern part of the Novegradi Sea, the Karinsko Ždrilo channel [14] [4] [15] or Karin Strait [8] (Karinsko Ždrilo) leads to another inland inlet: the Karin Sea (Karinsko more).

The western part of the bay with Sveti Duh and Mali Skolj Posedarje.jpg
The western part of the bay with Sveti Duh and Mali Školj

Islands

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Studija opravdanosti davanja koncesije i procjena vrijednosti koncesije. za uzgoj školjki K.O. Novigrad, Općina Novigrad na području Zadarske županije" [Study on the justification for granting a concession and assessment of the value of the concession for the construction of a school in K.O. Novigrad, Municipality of Novigrad in the Zadar County](PDF). p. 9. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Novigradsko more" [Novigradsko more]. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  3. ↑ Vadori, Natale (2012). Italia Illyrica sive glossarium italicorum exonymorum Illyriae, Moesiae Traciaeque ovvero glossario degli esonimi italiani di Illiria, Mesia e Tracia (in Italian). San Vito al Tagliamento (PN): Ellerani. p. 502. ISBN   978-88-85339-29-3.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Alberi, Dario. Dalmazia. Storia, arte, cultura[Dalmatia. History, art, culture] (in Italian). p. 530..
  5. 1 2 Rizzi, Alberto. Guida della Dalmazia[Guide to Dalmatia] (in Italian). Vol. I. p. 287..
  6. ↑ Francesco-Giuseppino topographic survey maps: "Franzisco-Josephinische Landesaufnahme (1869-1887)" . Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  7. 1 2 Marieni, Giacomo. Portolano del mare Adriatico[Portolano of the Adriatic Sea] (in Italian). p. 162..
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Carta di cabottaggio del mare Adriatico [Chart of cabotage of the Adriatic Sea] (in Italian). Vol. sheet VII. Milan: Istituto Geografico Militare. 1822–1824. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Alberi, Dario. Dalmazia. Storia, arte, cultura[Dalmatia. History, art, culture] (in Italian). p. 532..
  10. ↑ "E2974" . Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  11. ↑ Vadori, Natale. Italia Illyrica sive glossarium italicorum exonymorum Illyriae, Moesiae Traciaeque ovvero glossario degli esonimi italiani di Illiria, Mesia e Tracia. p. 551..
  12. ↑ "E2973.6" . Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  13. 1 2 3 "Mappa topografica della Croazia 1:25000" [Topographic map of Croatia 1:25000] (in Croatian). Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  14. ↑ Vadori, Natale. Italia Illyrica sive glossarium italicorum exonymorum Illyriae, Moesiae Traciaeque ovvero glossario degli esonimi italiani di Illiria, Mesia e Tracia. p. 455..
  15. ↑ Rizzi, Alberto. Guida della Dalmazia[Guide to Dalmatia] (in Italian). p. 297..
  16. ↑ Vadori, Natale. Italia Illyrica sive glossarium italicorum exonymorum Illyriae, Moesiae Traciaeque ovvero glossario degli esonimi italiani di Illiria, Mesia e Tracia. p. 244..
  17. 1 2 Vadori, Natale. Italia Illyrica sive glossarium italicorum exonymorum Illyriae, Moesiae Traciaeque ovvero glossario degli esonimi italiani di Illiria, Mesia e Tracia. p. 243..
  18. ↑ Marieni, Giacomo. Portolano del mare Adriatico[Portolano of the Adriatic Sea] (in Italian). p. 163..
  19. ↑ "Hrvatski jadranski otoci, otočići i hridi" [Croatian Adriatic islands, islets and hills](PDF) (in Croatian). p. 10.

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