Kornati islands, also called Stomorski islands are located in the northern part of Dalmatia, west of the city of Šibenik and east of the city of Zadar, and form the Kornati National Park. Kornati islands occupy a sea area of around 320 square kilometers and are divided into two main groups – Upper and Lower Kornati.

There are no permanent settlements on the islands and 89 of 140 islands were declared a national park in 1980. The area covered by the National Park principally coincides with the Upper Kornati, which includes the biggest island of the archipelago Kornat and the surrounding islets. It is a perfect place for numerous activities like sailing, snorkeling, diving, swimming, hiking, observing the plant and animal wildlife. The park is managed by the town of Murter, on the island of Murter.

Kornati islands can be reached by organized tours or by your own boat. Anchoring and spending the night in the National Park is allowed only at 16 locations and camping is rigorously forbidden outside the authorized campsites. There are several restaurants and boats that cruise around the national park selling food and basic supplies during the high season.

Interesting fact: The names of the islands Babina Guzica and Kurba Vela, which in Croatian refer to granny’s butt and Big Prostitute, are some of the vulgar names given to Kornati islands and islets when Austrian surveyors came to record the archipelago in the 19th century and their local guides mocked them by making up vulgar names for the various locations.

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