Prvić (Krk)

Prvić is an island in the Adriatic Sea and part of Kvarner. It is Kotar in the Croatian Primorje - Gorski.

Geography

Prvić is located between the two large islands of Krk and Rab At the narrowest point of the Velebit Channel at the northern shore of Velebit, the distance between the mainland and the island four kilometers. About three kilometers south of Prvić is the Goli Otok, formerly a Yugoslav -security prison was on. The highest point on the island is called by the regional population Šipovac and is 363 m high. On the island, usually blowing a northeast wind ( Bora ).

Today, the island is the largest uninhabited island in the Adriatic, until recently lived the crew of the lighthouse on the island.