Zavratnica

Zavratnica
Značajni Krajobraz (Croatian)
View of Zavratnica inlet, near Jablanac, in the northern Adriatic coast of Croatia
Marked location of the cove on the western coast of Croatia
Marked location of the cove on the western coast of Croatia
Zavratnica
Marked location of the cove on the western coast of Croatia
Marked location of the cove on the western coast of Croatia
Zavratnica
LocationVelebit Nature Park
Jablanac, Lika-Senj County
Coordinates44°41′58″N 14°53′51″E / 44.699486°N 14.897418°E / 44.699486; 14.897418
TypeCove
Ocean/sea sourcesAdriatic Sea
Basin countriesCroatia
Max. length900 metres (3,000 ft)
Max. width50–150 metres (160–490 ft)
Max. depth5–18 metres (16–59 ft)
Uvala Zavratnica
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)[1]
Area0.9 km2 (0.35 sq mi)
Designated2014
Location

Zavratnica is a 900 metres (3,000 ft) long narrow inlet located at the foot of the Velebit Mountains, in the northern part of the Adriatic Sea, 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of Jablanac, Croatia. Regarded as one of the major tourist attractions of the northern coastal area because of its beauty, Zavratnica was designated a protected landscape in 1964.

Description

Zavratnica is 50–150 metres (160–490 ft) wide, with a narrow entrance, and up to 100 metres (330 ft) sides which are very steep. It only resembles a fjord. Its geological origin is very different from the formation of fjords. A mountain stream became flooded as the surface of the sea rose (transgression after the last ice age), and so a cove was formed quite similar in appearance to a fjord.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Zavratnica". MAPAMED. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  2. ^ Radovan Radovinovič, The Croatian Adriatic Tourist Guide, pg. 140, Zagreb (1999), ISBN 953-178-097-8
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