Biševo
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| Waters | the Adrian Sea | |
| Geographical location | 42 ° 58 '26 " N , 16 ° 0' 39" E | |
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| surface | 5.92 km² | |
| Highest elevation | Straženica 239 m |
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| Residents | 15th (2011) 2.5 inhabitants / km² |
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Biševo is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea . It is located five kilometers southwest of the island of Vis and is 5.92 km² in size. Of all the inhabited islands in Croatia, Biševo is furthest from the mainland: the closest point on the Dalmatian coast is over 50 kilometers further north. Administratively, the island belongs to the municipality of the city of Komiža .
Viticulture is practiced on Biševo . Only the Plavac mali grape variety thrives on the ecologically largely intact island of Biševo . As on the islands of Hvar , Brač and Vis , this wine is very rich, has a dark ruby red color and a high alcohol content, as well as a pronounced aroma, which is characterized by the slightly bitter taste and the lush bouquet.
The many caves on the island, which lies far out on the open sea, are interesting. Some of their entrances are below the surface of the sea. The most famous cave is the Modra špilja ( blue grotto ). The light effects created by the refraction of the sun's rays on the surface of the water are particularly beautiful.
Biševo and the small surrounding islands have long been the last refuge for the monk seal ( Monachus monachus ) in the Adriatic. Since the archipelago was opened to tourism, the already very small stocks have declined more and more.
West coast of Biševo with a view of the island of Sveti Andrija
Porat Bay on Biševo
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tea Duplančić Leder, Tin Ujević, Mendi Čala: Coastline lengths and areas of islands in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea determined from the topographic maps at the scale of 1: 25,000 (PDF; 378 kB). In: Geoadria 9, No. 1, 2004, pp. 5-32.
