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22-AUGUST-2008 06:13:22 - Adriatic Sea Adriatic redirects here. For other uses, see Adriatic disambiguation. June 2008 A satellite image of the Adriatic Sea. A satellite image of the Adriatic Sea. 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. The Adriatic Sea is a part of the Merranean 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. Major rivers joining the Adriatic are the Reno, Po, Adige, Brenta, Piave, SoÄ?a/Isonzo, Zrmanja, Krka, Cetina, Neretva, Drin Drini. Contents 1 Name and etymology 2 Extent and Bathymetry 3 Coasts and islands 4 Miscellaneous 5 See also 6 External links Name and etymology Look up Adriatic Sea in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Map of the Adriatic Sea Map of the Adriatic Sea 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. The name, derived from the Etruscan colony of Adria or Hadria, originally designated only the upper portion of the sea Herodotus vi. 127, vii. 20, ix. 92; Euripides, Hippolytus, 736, but was gradually extended as the Syracusan colonies gained in importance. The word Adria probably derives from the Illyrian word adur meaning water or sea.citation needed 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. 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. Albanian: Deti Adriatik Bosnian: Jadransko more in colloquial use also Jadran Croatian: Jadransko more in colloquial use also Jadran Italian: Mare Adriatico in colloquial use also L'Adriatico Hungarian: Adriai-tenger in colloquial use also Adria Serbian: ЈадранÑ?ко море or Jadransko more in colloquial use also Јадран or Jadran Slovenian: Jadransko morje in colloquial use also Jadran Turkish: Adriyatik Denizi 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. 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. 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. 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. Between Å ibenik and Ortona a well-marked depression occurs, a considerable area of which exceeds 180 m 100 fathoms in depth. From a point between KorÄ?ula 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. 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 Islet Pokonji Dol in the Adriatic sea, seen from the ferry between Hvar and KorÄ?ula in Croatia Islet Pokonji Dol in the Adriatic sea, seen from the ferry between Hvar and KorÄ?ula in Croatia Island St Nicolas, in Montenegro Island St Nicolas, in Montenegro 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. On islands within one of the lagoons opening from the Gulf of Venice, Venice has its unique situation. Other notable cities on the Italian coast are Trieste, Ravenna, Rimini, Ancona, Pescara, Bari and Brindisi. 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. 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 BraÄ? Vidova gora, 778 m or the peninsula PeljeÅ¡ac St. Ilija, 961 m. There are over a thousand islands in the Adriatic, 66 of which are inhabited. Roca Vecchia, Salento Italy Roca Vecchia, Salento Italy 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. 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 KorÄ?ula is Korkyra Melaina meaning Black Corfu. It is interesting to note the vast difference between the Italian and Croatian coasts on the Adriatic. 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.citation needed Major cities on the northeastern coast include Trieste in Italy; Koper in Slovenia; Umag, PoreÄ?, Rovinj, Pula, Opatija, Rijeka, Senj, Zadar, Biograd, Å ibenik, Trogir, Split, Makarska, PloÄ?e and Dubrovnik in Croatia; Neum in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Herceg Novi, Kotor, Tivat, Bar, Budva and Ulcinj in Montenegro; and Durrës in Albania. Miscellaneous The Bora northeast wind, and the prevalence of sudden squalls from this quarter or the southeast, are dangers to navigation in winter. Also notable are Sirocco/Jugo southern wind which brings rain in the winter and maestral western wind which brings clear weather in the summer. Tidal movement is slight. The amphidromic point is just off the northwestern shore, near Ancona. Adriatic Sea Croatia. Adriatic Sea Croatia. See also List of rivers of Europe List of islands in the Adriatic External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Adriatic Sea Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Adriatic Sea. Weather forecast for eastern coast from GeaBios GIS Public Service Coordinates: 43°N 15°E / 43, 15 Retrieved from http://en..org/wiki/Adriatic_Sea Categories: Marginal seas of the Merranean | Seas | Landforms of Italy | Landforms of Croatia | Landforms of Albania | Landforms of Montenegro | Landforms of Slovenia | Landforms of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Adriatic SeaHidden categories: Articles needing additional references from June 2008 | All articles with statements | Articles with statements since August 2008 | Articles with statements since April 2008 Views Article Discussion this page History Personal tools Log in / create account Navigation Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Search Go Search Interaction Community portal Recent changes Contact Donate to Help Toolbox What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Printable version Permanent link Cite this page Languages العربية Arpetan AzÉ™rbaycan БеларуÑ?каÑ? 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