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Krk

Coordinates: 45°4′N 14°36′E / 45.067°N 14.600°E / 45.067; 14.600
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Krk
Satellite image of the Krk island
Map
Geography
LocationAdriatic Sea
Coordinates45°4′N 14°36′E / 45.067°N 14.600°E / 45.067; 14.600
Area405.80 km2 (156.68 sq mi)
Highest elevation568 m (1864 ft)[1]
Highest pointObzova
Administration
Croatia
CountyPrimorje-Gorski Kotar
Largest settlementKrk (pop. 6,816)
Demographics
Population19,916 (2021)[1]
Pop. density44/km2 (114/sq mi)

Krk (Italian: Veglia; Vegliot Dalmatian: Vikla; Latin: Curicta) is an Adriatic island in Croatia. It is near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. Krk is together with Cres as the largest Adriatic island. It is mostly rocky.

Krk is the name of the main settlement of the island.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ostroški, Ljiljana, ed. (December 2015). Statistički ljetopis Republike Hrvatske 2015 [Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2015] (PDF). Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia (in Croatian and English). Vol. 47. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. p. 47. ISSN 1333-3305. Retrieved 27 December 2015.