Korcula - Croatia Stock Photography

The island of Korčula belongs to the central Dalmatian archipelago, separated from the Pelješac peninsula by a narrow Strait of Pelješac, between 900 and 3,000 metres 3,000 and 9,800 feet wide. It stretches in the east-west direction, in length of 47 kilometres 29 miles; on average, it is 8 km 5.0 miles wide. With an area of 279 square kilometres 108 sq mi, it is the sixth largest Adriatic island. The highest peaks are Klupca, 568 metres 1,864 ft and Kom, 510 metres 1,670 ft high.