Adriatic
Sea
The home of Croatian islands and part of the
Mediterranean
Stretching northwest-southeast between Italy
on one side and Croatia on the other,
Adriatic sea is considered to be one of the shallow seas. About the
two thirds of the sea have the depth of 200 metres or
less. The northwest part of the Adriatic sea, close to Istra
peninsula and northern Italy is more shallow, while the southeast
part of the sea is generally deeper - heading
south towards the Mediterranean sea. This is also where the
deepest Adriatic sea point was found - 1.2km in depth (1200
metres).
Bordering with
Croatia and Italy

Adriatic sea is known by its deep blue
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The Adriatic Sea's northwest - southeast full length is 870 kms,
while it average width is 160 kms. The widest portion is 217 kms.
It's overall surface covers 135,418 square kms. The overall length
of the Adriatic coastline, combined between Italy's coast on the
east and Croatian coast on the west, is almost 35,000 kms.
The other countries bordering with Adriatic sea
are: Slovenia, with a very small coastline between Italy and
Croatia's Istra peninsula; Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro
also with a very small coastline near Dubrovnik
area; and Albania with somewhat longer part of coastline. But it's
Italy and Croatia that truly cradle the Adriatic sea, with
Croatian
islands populating the Croatian section of the Adriatic
sea.
The Blue Adriatic
Sea
The Adriatic Sea is one of the cleanest seas in the
world along the Croatian coastline. The average seawater
transparency in the Adriatic ranges between 20 and 30 metres, while
the deepest visibility measured out on the open sea was
recorded to be 56 metres. The sea's salinity of 38% make
it one of the more salty seas. This high salinity is also what
gives it its deep blue colour, by which Adriatic Sea is known.
The summer water temperatures are fairly stable,
ranging from 22 to 25 degrees Celsius - which makes it warm and
pleasant for swimming and bathing in it. The winter temperatures
can vary more, in particular near the coastline, where they can
fall down to 5 degrees Celsius in the northwest part of the sea and
down to 15 degrees Celsius in the southeast part (which is closer
to the Mediterranean Sea). The deepwater temperature out in the
open Adriatic sea tends to stay around 11 degrees Celsius.
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