Pelješac

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Pelješac
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Pelješac is a peninsula in Southern Dalmatia in Croatia. The peninsula is part of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County and is the second largest peninsula in Croatia. From the isthmus that begins at Ston, to the top of Cape Lovišta, it is 65 km or 40 mi long.

The Bay of Mali Ston separates the peninsula from the Klek peninsula of Bosnia and Herzegovina and from the Croatian "mainland". The Strait of Pelješac is located at its far western end, and it divides the peninsula from the island of Korčula. On the west part of Peninsula is the highest summit of Pelješac, 961 m.

Charts

See Southern Dalmatia.

Weather

See Croatia.

Passages

See Croatia.

Islands

Communication

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Navigation

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Entrance

The Town of Korčula is a year-round port of entry.

Berthing

Key to symbols: |Port of entry icon – port of entry |Marina icon – marina |Anchorage icon – anchorage |Needs data icon – needs data ||

The main harbour of the peninsula is located at the Orebić, then clockwise round alonge its shore:

  • OrebićOrebić/wiki/Orebi%C4%87 Harbour icon – harbour |Marina icon – marina |
  • LovišteLovište/wiki/Lovi%C5%A1te Anchorage icon – anchorage |
  • TrpanjTrpanj/wiki/Trpanj Harbour icon – harbour |
  • DračeDrače/wiki/Dra%C4%8De Harbour icon – harbour |
  • HodiljeHodilje/wiki/Hodilje Harbour icon – harbour |Anchorage icon – anchorage |
  • Mali StonMali Ston/wiki/Mali_Ston Harbour icon – harbour |Anchorage icon – anchorage |
  • StonSton/wiki/Ston Harbour icon – harbour |Anchorage icon – anchorage |
  • ŽuljanaŽuljana/wiki/%C5%BDuljana Harbour icon – harbour |Anchorage icon – anchorage |
  • Trstenik Trstenik /wiki/Trstenik Harbour icon – harbour |Anchorage icon – anchorage |

Transportation

Links

For other useful websites, see Croatia.

References

See Croatia.

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  • August 2018 -- web research Vadim


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