Zavratnica

Uvala Zavratnica inlet

Zavratnica
Značajni Krajobraz (Croatian)
View of Zavratnica inlet, near Jablanac, in the northern Adriatic coast of Croatia
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Location	Velebit Nature Park Jablanac, Lika-Senj County
Coordinates	44°41′58″N14°53′51″E / 44.699486°N 14.897418°E / 44.699486; 14.897418
Type	Cove
Ocean/sea sources	Adriatic Sea
Basin  countries	Croatia
Max. length	900 metres (3,000 ft)
Max. width	50–150 metres (160–490 ft)
Max. depth	5–18 metres (16–59 ft)
Uvala Zavratnica
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) [1]
Area	0.9 km2 (0.35 sq mi)
Designated	2014
Location

Zavratnica is a 900 metres (3,000 ft) long narrow inlet located at the foot of the Velebit Mountains, in the northern part of the Adriatic Sea, 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of Jablanac, Croatia. Regarded as one of the major tourist attractions of the northern coastal area because of its beauty, Zavratnica was designated a protected landscape in 1964.

Description

Zavratnica is 50–150 metres (160–490 ft) wide, with a narrow entrance, and up to 100 metres (330 ft) sides which are very steep. It only resembles a fjord. Its geological origin is very different from the formation of fjords. A mountain stream became flooded as the surface of the sea rose (transgression after the last ice age), and so a cove was formed quite similar in appearance to a fjord. ^[2]

See also

• Jablanac

References

1. "Zavratnica". MAPAMED. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
2. Radovan Radovinovič, The Croatian Adriatic Tourist Guide, pg. 140, Zagreb (1999), ISBN   953-178-097-8

External links

• Zavratnica bay on YouTube