Sestrunj ( it, Sestrugno) is an

island An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...

in the

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n part of the

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. It is situated in

Zadar Archipelago The Zadar Archipelago ( hr, Zadarski arhipelag, it, Archipelago zaratino) is a group of islands in the Adriatic Sea, near the Croatian city of Zadar. Main islands * Dugi Otok * Galešnjak * Iž * Lavdara * Ošljak * Pašman * Rava * Riva ...

, between

Ugljan Ugljan () is a Croatian island and the first in the Zadar Archipelago. It is located northwest of the island of Pašman and southeast of the islands of Rivanj and Sestrunj. Separated from the mainland by the Zadar Channel, it is connected with ...

, Rivanj and

Dugi Otok Dugi Otok (; Croatian for "Long Island", it, Isola Lunga) is the seventh largest island in the Adriatic Sea, part of Croatia. It is located off the Dalmatian coast, west of Zadar. It is the largest and westernmost of the Zadarian Islands, and d ...

. Its area is , and it has population of 48 (). The only settlement is also called Sestrunj and is located in the island's interior.First Croatian online peljar
/ref> The island is partially covered with maquis shrubland and low

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s. Remains of an Illyrian

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are situated on the island.Sestrunj at adriatic-croatian.com
/ref> The island's main industries are

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and

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References

External links

Web site about Sestrunj island

Official web site about Sestrunj island
Islands of Croatia Islands of the Adriatic Sea Populated places in Zadar County {{Zadar-geo-stub