The Pakleni () or sometimes referred as Paklinski () islands are located off the southwest coast of the island of

Hvar Hvar (; Chakavian: ''Hvor'' or ''For'', el, Φάρος, Pharos, la, Pharia, it, Lesina) is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, located off the Dalmatian coast, lying between the islands of Brač, Vis and Korčula. Approximately long, wi ...

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, opposite the entrance to the

Hvar (city) Hvar (Chakavian: ''For'', el, Φάρος, Pharos, la, Pharus and , it, Lesina) is a town and port on the island of Hvar, part of Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. The municipality has a population of 4,251 (2011) while the town itself is inhabi ...

harbour. Usual local name is Škoji, which means ''Islands''. The name is popularly translated as ''Hells' islands'' (pakleni: hellish), but it originally derives from ''paklina'', an archaic word, from which ''pakleni'' is derived. too. "Paklina" means "tar", and in this case refers to the pine resin once used to coat ships that was harvested on these islands.

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The islands are (from west to east): The main island of Sveti Klement is also called ''Veliki otok'' or ''Big island''. It has 3 settlements,

Palmižana Palmižana is a small uninhabited village and tourist resort on the Croatian island of Sveti Klement (St. Clement) in the Adriatic Sea, located off the Dalmatian coast. Sveti Klement island and Palmižana are geographically located in the Paklins ...

, Momica Polje and Vlaka. There is a large, well protected yacht marina at Palmižana. The chain of islands is approximately long, formed of

limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...

, with a very indented coastline and low pine forest with black pine, and

aleppo pine ''Pinus halepensis'', commonly known as the Aleppo pine, also known as the Jerusalem pine, is a pine native to the Mediterranean region. Description ''Pinus halepensis'' is a small to medium-sized tree, tall, with a trunk diameter up to , exce ...

. The highest point on the islands is . The islands are a popular destination for visitors with smaller craft, especially yachts, providing numerous peaceful coves for diving, underwater fishing, swimming and water sports.

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