Kornati Archipelago
The Kornati archipelago () of Croatia, also known as the Stomorski islands, is located in the northern part of Dalmatia, south from Zadar and west from Šibenik, in the Šibenik-Knin County. With length and 89 islands, some large, some small, in a sea area of about , the Kornati are the densest archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. From northwest to southeast (from the island of Balabra to Samograd), and from northeast to southwest (from Gangarol to Mana) they stretch for . The name of the archipelago is the plural form of the name of the largest island, called Kornat.
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- Kornati Islands National Park
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- Nacionalni park Kornati
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- The Kornati Islands
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- Šibenik-Knin County,
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- Total Islands
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- 140
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- Major Islands
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- Geography
- National park
- Geology
- Fauna
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The Kornati archipelago () of Croatia, also known as the Stomorski islands, is located in the northern part of Dalmatia, south from Zadar and west from Šibenik, in the Šibenik-Knin County. With length and 89 islands, some large, some small, in a sea area of about , the Kornati are the densest archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. From northwest to southeast (from the island of Balabra to Samograd), and from northeast to southwest (from Gangarol to Mana) they stretch for . The name of the archipelago is the plural form of the name of the largest island, called Kornat.
==Settlement== There are no permanent settlements in Kornati. Simple houses in well-protected coves such as Vrulje, Kravjačica, Lavsa and others are used by mainland landowners as temporary shelters. Most of the land owners are from the island of Murter and Dugi Otok.