List of islands of Montenegro

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Ada Bojana Buna-muendung.jpg
Ada Bojana
Katic and Sveta Nedelja Islands near Petrovac.jpg
Katič and Sveta Neđelja
Gospa od Milosti Otok - Gospa od Milosti.jpg
Gospa od Milosti
Mamula Island Mamula Island by Klackalica.jpg
Mamula Island
Sveti Nikola Island Sveti Nikola island B1.jpg
Sveti Nikola Island
Sveti Stefan Sveti Stefan (06).jpg
Sveti Stefan
Our Lady of the Rocks R.K.C. Gospa od Skrpjela, Perast, Montenegro.jpg
Our Lady of the Rocks
Sveti Dorde Wyspa sw. Jerzego w Perascie 02.jpg
Sveti Đorđe
Vranjina Montenegro Vranjina 1.jpg
Vranjina

This is a list of islands of Montenegro. Montenegro's islands are relatively small and they are not as nearly as numerous as in neighbouring Croatia. They are divided in islands on Adriatic sea, and those on Skadar lake: [1] [2]

Contents

Adriatic sea

Bay of Kotor

Lake Skadar

List of islands by area

#IslandArea (km2), (ha)CoordinatesLocation
1 Ada Bojana 4.81 (481 ha) 41°51′N19°21′E / 41.850°N 19.350°E / 41.850; 19.350 (Ada Bojana) Adriatic Sea
2 Vranjina 4.6 (460 ha) 42°16′40″N19°08′20″E / 42.27778°N 19.13889°E / 42.27778; 19.13889 (Vranjina) Skadar Lake
3Slansko Island0.44 (44 ha) 42°45′32″N18°50′30″E / 42.75889°N 18.84167°E / 42.75889; 18.84167 (Slansko Island) Slano Lake
4 Sveti Nikola 0.36 (36 ha) 42°16′05″N18°50′58″E / 42.26806°N 18.84944°E / 42.26806; 18.84944 (Sveti Nikola) Adriatic Sea
5 Sveti Marko 0.32 (32 ha) 42°24′40″N18°41′31″E / 42.41111°N 18.69194°E / 42.41111; 18.69194 (Sveti Marko Island) Bay of Kotor
6 Beška 0.15 (15 ha) 42°09′55″N19°13′48″E / 42.16528°N 19.23000°E / 42.16528; 19.23000 (Beška Island) Skadar Lake

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References

  1. Ostrva u Crnoj Gori, Porto Montenegro
  2. Ostrva, Montenegro Travel