Ada Bojana ( cnr, Ада Бојана, ;
Albanian: Ishulli i Bunës) 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 isla ...
in the
Ulcinj Municipality in
Montenegro
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. The name ''Ada'' means river island in
Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian () – also called Serbo-Croat (), Serbo-Croat-Bosnian (SCB), Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS), and Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS) – is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia an ...
.
The island is created by a
river delta
A river delta is a landform shaped like a triangle, created by deposition of sediment that is carried by a river and enters slower-moving or stagnant water. This occurs where a river enters an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, reservoir, or (more rare ...
of the
Bojana River
The Bojana ( cnr, Бојана), also known as the Buna ( sq, Bunë), is a river in Albania and Montenegro which flows into the Adriatic Sea. An outflow of Lake Skadar, measured from the source of the lake's longest tributary, the Morača, t ...
. It is located on the southernmost tip of
Montenegro
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, with the Bojana river separating it from Pulaj and
Velipojë in the
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and share ...
n territory.
The island is of triangular shape, bordered from two sides by the Bojana river and by 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 th ...
from the southwest. It has an area of 4.8 square km.
It is a popular tourist destination, with long sandy beach with traditional seafood restaurants. Ada Bojana offers kitesurfing and windsurfing locations on the Adriatic Coast due to the strong cross onshore winds during summer afternoons. Ada Bojana's main income is from Camping.
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The New York Times
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'' included Ada Bojana and Montenegro's South Coast (including
Velika Plaža and
Hotel Mediteran) in a ranking of top travel destinations for 2010 – "Top Places to Go in 2010".
FKK Resort Ada Bojana
Naturist Island Ada Bojana (Ada Buna) is a
place for nude tourists. The first phase of Ada, which was constructed in 1972, provides 83 small houses overlooking the Adriatic Sea with a capacity of 320 beds. The hotel complex is located on the southwest side of the island. Nudist Island of Bojana (Buna) is located 15 km away from Ulcinj, notable for its untouched nature. Although in the Mediterranean region, Ada's dominant climate is subtropical.
References
External links
Ada Bojana TransferWebsite about Ada BojanaBlog about Ada Bojana
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Islands of Montenegro
Beaches of Montenegro
Ulcinj