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This is a list of the lists of islands in the world grouped by country, by continent, by body of water, and by other classifications. For rank-order lists, see the other lists of islands below. (Full article...)
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In the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea, there are 718 islands, 389 islets and 78 reefs, making the Croatian archipelago the largest in the Adriatic Sea and the second largest in the Mediterranean Sea, after the Greek archipelago.
Of the 718 islands, only 47 are inhabited in the sense that at least one person resides on that island. Some sources indicate that Croatia has 67 inhabited islands, counting those that have a settlement, but 20 of those have lost all of their permanent population as a result of the population decline occurring throughout the Croatian islands due to insufficient economic activity.
# | Island | County | Population (as of 31 Mar 2011) |
Area | Highest point | Population density |
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1 | Krk | Primorje-Gorski Kotar | 19,383 | 405.78 km2 (100,270 acres) | 568 m (1,864 ft) | 47.8/km2 (0.193/acre) |
2 | Korčula | Dubrovnik-Neretva | 15,522 | 276.03 km2 (68,210 acres) | 569 m (1,867 ft) | 56.2/km2 (0.227/acre) |
3 | Brač | Split-Dalmatia | 13,956 | 394.57 km2 (97,500 acres) | 780 m (2,560 ft) | 35.4/km2 (0.143/acre) |
4 | Hvar | Split-Dalmatia | 11,077 | 299.66 km2 (74,050 acres) | 628 m (2,060 ft) | 37.0/km2 (0.150/acre) |
5 | Rab | Primorje-Gorski Kotar | 9,328 | 90.84 km2 (22,450 acres) | 410 m (1,350 ft) | 102.7/km2 (0.416/acre) |
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Menorcan cuisine refers to the typical food and drink of Menorca.
Menorca is a rocky island in the Balearic archipelago in Spain, consisting of eight municipalities. Featuring a Mediterranean climate, the weather is milder in the south while in the north there are strong winds all year round. Marine salt, carried by the wind to the pastures where cows graze, is what gives the cheese its typical flavour. Seafood is a major element of the island's cuisine, but additionally, there are horses, pigs (used for cold cuts) and cows (the skin of which is used to produce leather, and the milk to produce cheese). Agriculture is small-scale and varied, consisting of typical Mediterranean products. Within this typical Mediterranean cuisine there are also the influences of various invading people, particularly the English, who brought plum cake, puddings, and punch. The rural and marine cuisine is mostly based on greens and vegetables from one's own garden, locally produced meat, and fish and seafood caught in the same day. Olive oil, although not produced on the island, is also a fundamental ingredient in local dishes. (Full article...)Related articles
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- ... that to preserve the surrounding natural environment, Tsunoshima Bridge curves to avoid an island?
- ... that Monet decorated his house at Giverny with Kuniyoshi's In the Snow at Tsukahara, Sado Island, one of about 231 Japanese prints in Monet's personal collection?
- ... that the Jersey Maritime Museum displays a 7.5-million-stitch tapestry depicting life under Nazi occupation that was worked on by thousands of islanders?
- ... that Alexander Hamilton, a future United States Founding Father, attended St. John's Episcopal Church in his youth?
- ... that the pine tree on the flag of Norfolk Island is native to the territory and is its official tree?
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