Soline Bay or Soline Cove ( Croatian: ''Uvala Soline'') is a

bay A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a Gulf (geography), gulf, sea, sound (geography), sound, or bight (geogra ...

located on the northeast side of the

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

n island of

Krk Krk (; it, Veglia; ruo, Krk; dlm, label= Vegliot Dalmatian, Vikla; la, Curicta; grc-gre, Κύρικον, Kyrikon) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of Primorje-Gorski Kota ...

. The bay flows into the

Vinodol Channel Vinodol Channel ( it, Canale Meltempo or ) is a channel between the island of Krk and the Croatian coastline proceeding past Jadranovo, Dramalj, and Crkvenica to Novi Vinodolski Novi Vinodolski (, often also called Novi or ''Novi del Vinodol'' o ...

, part of the

Adriatic Sea The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Sea) to t ...

. Three villages are centered on Soline Bay: Čižići, Klimno, and Soline, after which it is named. There are two islands inside the bay, ''Školjić Veli'' and the much smaller islet ''Školjić Mali'' just to the north of Klimno. Meline Beach ( Croatian: ''Plaža Meline'') is a muddy beach located on the southern end of the bay which attracts many visitors for therapeutic reasons.

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