Largest Islands
These are the larger ones, sorted approximately from northwest to southeast:
Northern seacoast:
- the Brijuni islands (a national park)
- Krk (quite large, has an international airport)
- Plavnik
- Cres
- Lošinj
- Ilovik
- Unije
- Susak (a handful of people with a rather characteristic dialect)
- Prvić
- Sveti Grgur
- Goli otok (previously known as a prison, translation: "barren island")
- Rab
- Pag (known for its cheese and its sea salt)
- Olib
- Silba
- Premuda
- Ist
- Molat
Northern Dalmatia:
- Vir
- Dugi otok (translation: "long island")
- Ugljan
- Iž
- Pašman
- the Kornati archipelago (also a national park)
- Krapanj
- Murter
- Sestrunj
- Škarda
- Zlarin
Central and southern Dalmatia:
- Čiovo
- Drvenik
- Šolta
- Brač (known for its stone quarries)
- Hvar (the sunniest one)
- Vis (inhabited since ancient Greece, previously a naval base)
- Biševo
- Brusnik
- Jabuka - one of the smallest island in Adriatic sea, closest to Italy
- Svetac
- Korčula (the most populated one)
- Lastovo
- Mljet (includes a national park)
- the Elaphiti islands - Koločep, Lopud, Šipan
- Lokrum (just outside Dubrovnik harbour)
- Palagruža (a tiny, southernmost one)
- Žirje
- Žut
The two largest peninsulas are Istria and Pelješac.
Read more about this topic: List Of Islands Of Croatia
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