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The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula. The Adriatic Sea is a part of the Mediterranean Sea.
The Adriatic with an extreme length of about 770 km. The northern part of the Adriatic sea is very shallow, and between the southern promontories of Istria and Rimini the depth rarely exceeds 46 meters. Between Sibenik and Ortona a well-marked depression occurs, a considerable area of which exceeds 180 m in depth.
There are over a thousand islands in the Adriatic, 66 of which are inhabited. Both coasts are popular tourist destinations and many consider this sea is one of the most beautiful in the world...
The Adriatic with an extreme length of about 770 km. The northern part of the Adriatic sea is very shallow, and between the southern promontories of Istria and Rimini the depth rarely exceeds 46 meters. Between Sibenik and Ortona a well-marked depression occurs, a considerable area of which exceeds 180 m in depth.
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