Mljet

Mljet
Satellite image of Mljet island
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Mljet is located in Croatia
Mljet
Mljet
Geography
LocationAdriatic Sea
Coordinates42°44′42″N 17°32′06″E / 42.74500°N 17.53500°E / 42.74500; 17.53500
ArchipelagoAdriatic islands
Area98.01 km2 (37.84 sq mi)
Length37 km (23 mi)
Width3.2 km (1.99 mi)
Coastline135.185 km (84.0001 mi)
Highest elevation514 m (1686 ft)
Highest pointVeliki grad
Administration
Croatia
CountyDubrovnik-Neretva
Largest settlementBabino Polje (pop. 270)
Demographics
DemonymMljećanin (male) Mljećka (female)
Population1,088 (2011)
Pop. density11.34/km2 (29.37/sq mi)
Ethnic groups97.3% Croats
2.7% others

Mljet (pronounced [mʎɛ̂t]) is the southernmost and easternmost of the larger Adriatic islands of the Dalmatia region of Croatia.[1] In the west of the island is the Mljet National Park.

  1. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2019.

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