Stari Ulcinj

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Stari Ulcinj
Old Ulcinj.JPG
Old Ulcinj as seen from North.
Geography
Location Ulcinj Municipality, Montenegro
Coordinates 41°59′33″N19°08′23″E / 41.99250°N 19.13972°E / 41.99250; 19.13972
Total islands2
Area0.007 sq mi (0.018 km2)

Stari Ulcinj (Serbian Cyrillic : Стари Улцињ; Albanian: Ulqini i Vjetër, lit. "Old Ulcinj") is a small island in the Adriatic Sea located in the south of Montenegro, in Ulcinj Municipality.

Description

Stari Ulcinj is a small rocky island in the Ulcinj Municipality with an area of 1.8 hectares, much smaller than the other island of Ulcinj Municipality Ada Bojana. The island is about 150 meters from the coast. It has no civilian population and is used for tourism. [1]

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References

  1. Stari Ulcinj, Travel Montenegro