Kornati National Park Kornati National Park

Kornati Kornati • Kornati National Park is located in the Kornati National Park is located in the

middle part middle part • surfacesurface is is 220 square km2 220 square km2 • consist of 89 islands, islets and rocks consist of 89 islands, islets and rocks

-from park area only one-fourth of -from park area only one-fourth of the landthe land

Kornati IslandsKornati Islands

CROWNSCROWNS - - vvertical cliffs facing the open ertical cliffs facing the open seasea

Some InterestingSome Interesting• the name of the park comes from the the name of the park comes from the

Latin word,, corona "-Latin word,, corona "-crowncrown• -,, Last day of Creation, God desired -,, Last day of Creation, God desired

to crown His work and thus created to crown His work and thus created Kornati Islands out of tears, stars and Kornati Islands out of tears, stars and breath "Irish writer George Bernard breath "Irish writer George Bernard ShawShaw

• -1980 Kornati became NP-1980 Kornati became NP

• -Top of the top -Top of the top is is Metlina, and 34 m long Metlina, and 34 m long cave in the bay Stiniva on the longest cave in the bay Stiniva on the longest island of Kornatisland of Kornat

• - The islands are inhabited and - The islands are inhabited and occasionally hiding remains: Illyrian occasionally hiding remains: Illyrian settlement, the Roman salt pans and settlement, the Roman salt pans and Roman Ribljak, fortress Tureta (6th Roman Ribljak, fortress Tureta (6th century), the medieval salt works on the century), the medieval salt works on the island lafs, and on the island of Piškera island lafs, and on the island of Piškera and church from the 16th centuryand church from the 16th century

FFort Tureta ort Tureta - fort from the time of the - fort from the time of the Byzantine EmpireByzantine Empire

The The Church of Our Lady of Church of Our Lady of TaracTarac

DrywallsDrywalls

Flora and faunaFlora and fauna

• land of the park even though it does not land of the park even though it does not look so full of lifelook so full of life

• -There 700-800 plant species-There 700-800 plant species• - Wildlife is poorly investigated- Wildlife is poorly investigated• -In addition to rodents, snakes, lizards, -In addition to rodents, snakes, lizards,

insects live and one beast-marteninsects live and one beast-marten• -from birds there are: eagle owl, -from birds there are: eagle owl,

peregrine falcon, buzzard, shag, peregrine falcon, buzzard, shag, seagull ...seagull ...

FloraFlora

• Adriatic iris more floral daffodilAdriatic iris more floral daffodil

FaunaFauna• MartenMarten

• dormousedormouse

ovceovce• -ljudi na Kornatima već su naučili -ljudi na Kornatima već su naučili

koliki broj ovaca može preživjeti na koliki broj ovaca može preživjeti na kojem otoku zbog ograničenih kojem otoku zbog ograničenih količina pitke vode i nedostatka količina pitke vode i nedostatka hrane za ljetnjih žegahrane za ljetnjih žega

AAnimal life in the seanimal life in the sea

BeachesBeaches

Tourists on KornatiTourists on Kornati• -can: cruise, dive, swim, walk and -can: cruise, dive, swim, walk and

hike, engage in recreational fishing hike, engage in recreational fishing and observe wild plant wildlifeand observe wild plant wildlife

NP KornatiNP Kornati• National Park National Park

Kornati is a real Kornati is a real maze: land, sea maze: land, sea and sky.and sky.

• The densest The densest archipelago in the archipelago in the Mediterranean.Mediterranean.