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    Adriatic SeaCroatia

    43°10′N 16°25′E

    Pakleni Islands

    Pakleni otoci

    Part of Dalmatian

    The Pakleni or sometimes referred as Paklinski ([pâkliːnskiː]) islands are located off the southwest coast of the island of Hvar, Croatia, opposite the entrance to the Hvar (city) harbour. Usual local name is Škoji, which means Islands.

    Pakleni otoci
    Pakleni otoci

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    The Pakleni or sometimes referred as Paklinski ([pâkliːnskiː]) islands are located off the southwest coast of the island of Hvar, Croatia, opposite the entrance to the Hvar (city) harbour. Usual local name is Škoji, which means Islands. The name is popularly translated as Hells' islands (pakleni: hellish), but it originally derives from paklina, an archaic word, from which pakleni is derived. too. "Paklina" means "tar", and in this case refers to the pine resin once used to coat ships that was harvested on these islands.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands2
    • Minor islands5
    • Islets13
    • Rocks & skerries2

    Major islands

    2
    • Sveti Klement

      Sveti Klement

      Area
      5.2 km²
      High point
      94 m

      Sveti Klement (Croatian for Saint Clement) is an island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. Its area is 5.28 km2 and it is the largest of the Paklinski islands, a group of small islands located in central Dalmatia just south of Hvar. Its coastline is 29.89 km long.

    Minor islands

    5

    Islets

    13

    Rocks & skerries

    2

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level50 m100 m94 mSveti Klement51 mDobri47 mMarinkovac44 mVodnjak Veliki42 mBorovac26 mPlanikovac24 mStambedar23 mJerolim17 mGališnik16 mParžanj13 mVlaka10 mVodnjak Mali9 mPokonji Dol8 mGojca
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.1110Sveti Klement: 5.2 km²Sveti KlementMarinkovac: 0.69 km²MarinkovacDobri: 0.29 km²DobriVodnjak Veliki: 0.25 km²Vodnjak VelikiJerolim: 0.21 km²JerolimBorovac: 0.16 km²BorovacPlanikovac: 0.1 km²PlanikovacParžanj: 0.04 km²ParžanjStambedar: 0.03 km²StambedarBorovac: 0.02 km²BorovacVlaka: 0.02 km²VlakaPokonji Dol: 0.02 km²Pokonji DolGojca: 0.02 km²GojcaGališnik: 0.02 km²GališnikMlin: 0.01 km²MlinTravna: 0.01 km²TravnaVodnjak Mali: 1 haVodnjak MaliPločice 1: 0.2 haPločice 1Lengva: 0.1 haLengvaPločice 2: 0.1 haPločice 2Karbun: <0.1 haKarbunBaba: <0.1 haBaba
    km², log scale
    Sveti Klement5.2 km²
    Marinkovac0.69 km²
    Dobri0.29 km²
    Vodnjak Veliki0.25 km²
    Jerolim0.21 km²
    Borovac0.16 km²
    Planikovac0.1 km²
    Paržanj0.04 km²
    Stambedar0.03 km²
    Borovac0.02 km²
    Vlaka0.02 km²
    Pokonji Dol0.02 km²
    Gojca0.02 km²
    Gališnik0.02 km²
    Mlin0.01 km²
    Travna0.01 km²
    Vodnjak Mali1 ha
    Pločice 10.2 ha
    Lengva0.1 ha
    Pločice 20.1 ha
    Karbun<0.1 ha
    Baba<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs