The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges. Th Italian Peninsula or Apennine Peninsula (Penisola italiana or Penisola appenninica) is one of the three Peninsulas of Southern Europe The Dinaric Alps or Dinarides ( Croatian and Bosnian: Dinarsko gorje or Dinaridi, Alpet Dinaride The Adriatic Sea is a part of the Mediterranean Sea.
The western coast is Italian, while the eastern coast runs mostly along Croatia and Albania but lesser parts belong to Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan Montenegro ( British English) Montenegrin / Serbian: PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGES WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE! Major rivers joining the Adriatic are the Reno, Po, Adige, Brenta, Piave, Soča/Isonzo, Neretva, Drin (Drini). The Reno is a river of Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. It is the tenth longest river in Italy (the sixth longest of those which flow directly into the sea and the The Po ( Latin: Padus, Po Ligurian: Bo, Greek: Eridanus) is a river that flows 652 km(405 miles (682 km by considering The Adige (Adige Venetian: Àdexe; Trentin Ades; Friulian: Adis; Etsch Ladin: Adesc, or Adiç The Brenta is an Italian River that runs from the Autonomous Province of Trento to the Adriatic Sea just south of the Venetian lagoon Piave (from Latin Plavis) is a River in north Italy. It begins in the Alps and flows southeast for 220 km (135 miles into the Adriatic The Soča (in Slovene) or Neretva is a river in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. The total length is 225 km of which 203 km are in Herzegovina, while the final 22 km are in the The Drini ( Дрим, Drim on Macedonian, Dhrinos, Δρινος in Greek and Ancient greek) is the longest River
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Name and etymology
The name has existed since antiquity; in the Latin of the Romans (Ancient Latin) it was Mare Superum; in medieval Latin it was Mare Hadriaticum or Mare Adriaticum. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC Medieval Latin was the form of Latin used in the Middle Ages, primarily as a medium of scholarly exchange and as the Liturgical language of the medieval The name, derived from the Etruscan colony of Adria (or Hadria), originally designated only the upper portion of the sea (Herodotus vi. Etruscan civilization is the modern English name given to the culture and way of life of a people of ancient Italy Adria is a town in the province of Rovigo in the Veneto region of Northern Italy, situated between the mouths of the rivers Adige and 127, vii. 20, ix. 92; Euripides, Hippolytus, 736), but was gradually extended as the Syracusan colonies gained in importance. Syracuse (Siracusa Sicilian: Sarausa, Classical Greek: / transliterated Syrakousai) is a historic City in The word Adria probably derives from the Illyrian word adur meaning "water" or "sea". The Illyrian languages are a group of Indo-European languages that were spoken in the western part of the Balkans in former times by groups identified as
But even then the Adriatic in the narrower sense only extended as far as the Monte Gargano, the outer portion being called the Ionian Sea: the name was sometimes, however, inaccurately used to include the Gulf of Tarentum (the modern-day Gulf of Taranto), the Sea of Sicily, the Gulf of Corinth and even the sea between Crete and Malta (Acts xxvii. Monte Gargano is a mountain in Apulia, Italy forming the backbone of the peninsula Promontorio del Gargano on the Adriatic Sea. The Ionian Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, south of the Adriatic Sea. The Gulf of Taranto ( Italian: Golfo di Taranto, Latin: Sinus Tarentinus) is a gulf of the Ionian Sea, in southern Italy The Strait of Sicily is the Strait between Sicily and Tunisia. The Gulf of Corinth or the Corinthian Gulf is a deep inlet of the Ionian Sea separating the Peloponnese from western mainland Greece. Crete ( Greek: Κρήτη transliteration: Krētē, modern transliteration Kriti) is the largest of the Greek islands and the Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands 27).
The Adriatic Sea is situated largely between the eastern coast of Italy and Croatia, both major tourist attractions. It was used by the ancient Romans to transport goods (including animals and slaves) to Ostia (the Roman port). Slavery is a social-economic system under which certain persons — known as slaves — are deprived of personal freedom and compelled to perform labour or services Ostia Antica was the Harbour of Ancient Rome and perhaps its first colonia.
- Albanian: Deti Adriatik
- Bosnian: Jadransko more (in colloquial use also Jadran)
- Croatian: Jadransko more (in colloquial use also Jadran)
- Italian: Mare Adriatico
- Serbian: Јадранско море or Jadransko more (in colloquial use also Јадран or Jadran)
- Slovenian: Jadransko morje (in colloquial use also Jadran)
Extent and Bathymetry
The Adriatic extends northwest from 40° to 45° 45' N. , with an extreme length of about 770 km (415 nm, 480 mi). A nautical mile or sea mile is a unit of Length. It corresponds approximately to one minute of Latitude along any meridian. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States It has a mean breadth of about 160 km (85 nm, 100 mi), although the Strait of Otranto, through which it connects at the south with the Ionian Sea, is only 45-55 nautical miles wide (85-100 km). In Mathematics and Statistics, the arithmetic Mean (or simply the mean) of a list of numbers is the sum of all the members of the list divided A nautical mile or sea mile is a unit of Length. It corresponds approximately to one minute of Latitude along any meridian. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The Strait of Otranto connects the Adriatic Sea with the Ionian Sea. A nautical mile or sea mile is a unit of Length. It corresponds approximately to one minute of Latitude along any meridian.
Moreover, the chain of islands which fringes the northern part of the eastern shore reduces the extreme breadth of open sea in this part to 145 km (78 nm, 90 mi). Its total surface area is about 60,000 square miles (160,000 km²). Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of
The northern part of the sea is very shallow, and between the southern promontories of Istria and Rimini the depth rarely exceeds 46 m (25 fathoms). This article is about a geographical region bordering the Adriatic Sea Rimini is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. A fathom is a unit of Length in the Imperial system (and the derived U Between Šibenik and Ortona a well-marked depression occurs, a considerable area of which exceeds 180 m (100 fathoms) in depth. Šibenik is a historic town in Croatia, population 51553 (2001 Ortona is a coastal town and Municipality of the Province of Chieti in the Italian region of Abruzzo with some 23000 inhabitants
From a point between Korčula and the north shore of the spur of Monte Gargano there is a ridge giving shallower water, and a broken chain of a few islets extends across the sea. Korčula ( Greek Κορκυρα Μελαινα Latin Corcyra Nigra, Korkyra Melaina, Old-Slavic Krkar, Venetian Monte Gargano is a mountain in Apulia, Italy forming the backbone of the peninsula Promontorio del Gargano on the Adriatic Sea.
The deepest part of the sea lies east of Monte Gargano, south of Dubrovnik, and west of Durrës where a large basin gives depths of 900 m (500 fathoms) and upwards, and a small area in the south of this basin falls below 1,460 m (800 fathoms). The mean depth of the sea is estimated at 240 m (133 fathoms).
Coasts and islands
The west shore is generally low, merging, in the northwest, into the marshes and lagoons on either hand of the protruding delta of the river Po, the sediment of which has pushed forward the coastline for several miles within historic times -- Adria is now some distance from the shore. Pokonji Dol is an Islet in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea, which is situated 2 km south from Hvar. Hvar ( local Croatian dialect: Hvor or For, Pharos Φαρος Pharina Lesina is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, located off Korčula ( Greek Κορκυρα Μελαινα Latin Corcyra Nigra, Korkyra Melaina, Old-Slavic Krkar, Venetian Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Saint Nicholas (Άγιος Νικόλαος, Agios Nikolaos, "victory of the people" is the common name for Nicholas of Myra, a Christian Saint Montenegro ( British English) Montenegrin / Serbian: PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGES WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE! The Po ( Latin: Padus, Po Ligurian: Bo, Greek: Eridanus) is a river that flows 652 km(405 miles (682 km by considering Sediment is any particulate matter that can be transported by fluid flow and which eventually is deposited as a layer of solid particles on the bed or bottom of a body of
On islands within one of the lagoons opening from the Gulf of Venice, Venice has its unique situation. The Gulf of Venice is a gulf that boarders modern day Italy, Slovenia and Croatia, and is at the far north of the Adriatic Sea between Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the Other notable cities on the Italian coast are Trieste, Ravenna, Rimini, Ancona, Pescara, Bari and Brindisi. Trieste (Trieste Slovene and Croatian: Trst; German: Triest) is a city and port in northeastern Italy very near to Ravenna is a City and Comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Rimini is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. Ancona (Ankon is a city and a seaport in the Marche, a region of central Italy, population 101909 (2005 Tim Parks, from On the Beach Italian Style on Daily Telegraph, 6 January 2007 |The genius of Pescara Bari ( Barium in Latin, Bàrion or Vàrion in Greek, Bare in Neapolitan Brindisi can also refer to a song in which a company is exhorted to drink such as the "Tea-Cup Brindisi" in Gilbert and Sullivan 's " The
The east coast is generally bold and rocky, with many islands. South of the Istrian Peninsula, which separates the Gulfs of Venice and Gulf of Trieste from the Bay of Kvarner, the island-fringe of the east coast extends as far south as Dubrovnik. This article is about a geographical region bordering the Adriatic Sea The Gulf of Trieste (Golfo di Trieste Tržaški zaliv Tršćanski zaljev Golf von Triest is a shallow bay of the Adriatic Sea, in the extreme northern part of the Mediterranean The Kvarner Gulf ( Croatian: Kvarnerski zaljev, Italian: Golfo del Quarnero/Quarnaro/Carnaro; sometimes also Kvarner Bay) is a ||-||-||-||-||-||-||} Dubrovnik (ˈdǔbro̞ːʋniːk Dalmatian: Ragusa; Latin: Ragusium, also Rhausium, Rhaugia;
The islands, which are long and narrow (the long axis lying parallel with the coast of the mainland), rise rather abruptly to elevations of a few hundred feet, with the exception of a few larger islands like Brač (Vidova gora, 778 m) or the peninsula Pelješac (St. Brač (ˈbɾaːtʃ Latin Bretia, Brattia; Italian: Brazza; German: Bratz; is an island in the Adriatic Pelješac ( Chakavian: Pelišac is a Peninsula in southern Croatia, in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county. Ilija, 961 m). There are over a thousand islands in the Adriatic, 66 of which are inhabited.
On the mainland, notably in the Gulf of Kotor (Boka Kotorska; named after the town of Kotor), lofty mountains often fall directly to the sea. Salento (Salentu in local dialect is the south-eastern extremity of the Apulia region of Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest History The nearby hamlet of Risan was a thriving Illyrian city called Rhizon as early as 229 BC and gave its name to the bay then known as Rhizonicus Kotor ( Cyrillic script: Котор Acruvium Greek Askrèvion, Ασκρηβιον; Italian Cattaro is a coastal town in Montenegro
The prevalent colour of the rocks is a light, dead grey, contrasting harshly with the dark vegetation, which on some of the islands is luxuriant. In fact, Montenegro (Black Mountain) was named after the black pines that cover the coast there, and similarly the Greek name for the island of Korčula is Korkyra Melaina meaning "Black Corfu". Montenegro ( British English) Montenegrin / Serbian: PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGES WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE! The European Black Pine Pinus nigra (generally called Black Pine in Europe is a variable species of Pine, occurring across southern Europe Korčula ( Greek Κορκυρα Μελαινα Latin Corcyra Nigra, Korkyra Melaina, Old-Slavic Krkar, Venetian
It is interesting to note the vast difference between the Italian and Croatian coasts on the Adriatic. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Although only a small distance from each other, the Croatian Coast and beaches are generally many times clearer, cleaner and bluer than Italy's. Croatia is known for its Crystal clear water.
Major cities on the northeastern coast include Trieste in Italy; Koper in Slovenia; Umag, Poreč, Rovinj, Pula, Opatija, Rijeka, Senj, Zadar, Biograd, Šibenik, Trogir, Split, Makarska, Ploče and Dubrovnik in Croatia; Neum in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Herceg Novi, Kotor, Tivat, Bar, Budva and Ulcinj in Montenegro; and Durrës in Albania. Trieste (Trieste Slovene and Croatian: Trst; German: Triest) is a city and port in northeastern Italy very near to Koper (Capodistria is a coastal town and municipality and the largest commercial Port in Slovenia, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Umag (Umago is a coastal city in Istria, Croatia. The city hosts the yearly Croatia Open ATP Tennis tournament on clay courts Poreč ( Italian: Parenzo; Latin: Parens or Parentium; archaic German: Parenz; Ancient Greek: Rovinj ( Italian: Rovigno; Istriot Ruvèigno) is a city in Croatia situated on the north Adriatic Sea with a population of 13562 Pula (Pietas Iulia Pulj Istriot Pula; Pola is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, situated at the southern tip of the Istria Opatija (Sankt Jakobi Italian: Abbazia) is a Town in western Croatia, just southwest of Rijeka on the Adriatic coast Rijeka (other Croatian dialects Rika and Reka, Reka Italian and Hungarian: Fiume, Sankt Veit am Pflaumb is Senj (Segna Senia or Segnia Greek Attienities, Αθυινιτες, German and Hungarian Zengg) is Zadar is a city in Croatia on the Adriatic Sea, with a population of 72717 (2001 Biograd na Moru ( Italian: Zaravecchia, Venetian: Xara Vècia) is a city and municipality in northern Dalmatia, Croatia Šibenik is a historic town in Croatia, population 51553 (2001 Trogir ( Italian & Dalmatian: Traù, Tragurium Greek Tragurion, Trau is a historic town and Harbour on the Adriatic Split (Spalatum Ancient Greek: Aspálathos, Ασπάλαθος Spalato is the largest and most important Dalmatian city the second-largest Makarska ( Italian: Macarsca; German: Macharscha) is a small town on the Adriatic coastline of Croatia, about 60 km southeast Ploče is a town and a notable Seaport in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county of Croatia, population 6537 (2001 total municipality population 10834 (2001 ||-||-||-||-||-||-||} Dubrovnik (ˈdǔbro̞ːʋniːk Dalmatian: Ragusa; Latin: Ragusium, also Rhausium, Rhaugia; Neum ( Latin Neum, Greek Nèon, Νεον) is the only seaside town in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan Herceg Novi ( Херцег Нови; Castelnuovo) is a coastal town in Montenegro located at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor and at the Kotor ( Cyrillic script: Котор Acruvium Greek Askrèvion, Ασκρηβιον; Italian Cattaro is a coastal town in Montenegro Tivat ( Serbian Cyrillic: Тиват Italian and Venetian: Teodo, Greek: Θειοδος Thiodhos) is a coastal town in Bar ( Montenegrin and Serbian Cyrillic: Бар Italian: Antivari, Albanian: Tivari, Greek: Θηβάριον Budva ( Montenegrin language / Serbian language: Будва Budva Italian: Budua is a coastal town in Montenegro. Ulcinj ( Montenegrin / Serbian Cyrillic: Улцињ Albanian: Ulqin or Ulqini, Italian: Dulcigno, Ülgün
Miscellaneous
The bura (northeast wind), and the prevalence of sudden squalls from this quarter or the southeast, are dangers to navigation in winter. Bora ( Croatian: bura, Slovenian: burja, Bulgarian: буран, Turkish: poyraz) is a northern to Also notable are sirocco/ jugo (southern wind) which brings rain in the winter and maestral (western wind) which brings clear weather in the summer. Maestro or maestral is a northwesterly wind which blows in summer in the Adriatic when pressure is low over the Balkan peninsula
Tidal movement is slight. The amphidromic point is just off the northwestern shore, near Ancona. An amphidromic point is a point within a tidal system where the Tidal range is almost zero
Both coasts are popular tourist destinations and many consider this sea the most beautiful in the world. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel
See also
External links
- Weather forecast for eastern coast from GeaBios GIS Public Service
Dictionary
Adriatic Sea
-proper noun
- The sea that stretches from the Ionian Sea to the Gulf of Venice. It is located between the Italian and Balkan peninsulas.
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