Kornati National Park is located in the middle of Croatia and consists of 89 islands, islets, and rocks covering an area of 220 square kilometers. The park is known for its vertical cliffs facing the open sea and its dense archipelago, which is the densest in the Mediterranean. Within the park, visitors can cruise around the islands, go diving or swimming, hike, fish, and observe the abundant plant and animal wildlife.

1. Kornati National ParkKornati National Park

2. KornatiKornati
• Kornati National Park is located in theKornati National Park is located in the
middle partmiddle part
• surfacesurface isis 220 square km2220 square km2
• consist of 89 islands, islets and rocksconsist of 89 islands, islets and rocks
-from park area only one-fourth of the land-from park area only one-fourth of the land

3. Kornati IslandsKornati Islands

4. CROWNSCROWNS
-- vvertical cliffs facing the open seaertical cliffs facing the open sea

5. Some InterestingSome Interesting
• the name of the park comes from the Latinthe name of the park comes from the Latin
word,, corona "-word,, corona "-crowncrown
• -,, Last day of Creation, God desired to-,, Last day of Creation, God desired to
crown His work and thus created Kornaticrown His work and thus created Kornati
Islands out of tears, stars and breath "IrishIslands out of tears, stars and breath "Irish
writer George Bernard Shawwriter George Bernard Shaw
• -1980 Kornati became NP-1980 Kornati became NP

6. • -Top of the top-Top of the top isis Metlina, and 34 m longMetlina, and 34 m long
cave in the bay Stiniva on the longestcave in the bay Stiniva on the longest
island of Kornatisland of Kornat
• - The islands are inhabited and- The islands are inhabited and
occasionally hiding remains: Illyrianoccasionally hiding remains: Illyrian
settlement, the Roman salt pans andsettlement, the Roman salt pans and
Roman Ribljak, fortress Tureta (6thRoman Ribljak, fortress Tureta (6th
century), the medieval salt works on thecentury), the medieval salt works on the
island lafs, and on the island of Piškeraisland lafs, and on the island of Piškera
and church from the 16th centuryand church from the 16th century

7. FFort Turetaort Tureta
- fort from the time of the Byzantine- fort from the time of the Byzantine
EmpireEmpire

8. TheThe Church of Our Lady of TaracChurch of Our Lady of Tarac

9. DrywallsDrywalls

10. Flora and faunaFlora and fauna
• land of the park even though it does notland of the park even though it does not
look so full of lifelook so full of life
• -There 700-800 plant species-There 700-800 plant species
• - Wildlife is poorly investigated- Wildlife is poorly investigated
• -In addition to rodents, snakes, lizards,-In addition to rodents, snakes, lizards,
insects live and one beast-marteninsects live and one beast-marten
• -from birds there are: eagle owl, peregrine-from birds there are: eagle owl, peregrine
falcon, buzzard, shag, seagull ...falcon, buzzard, shag, seagull ...

11. FloraFlora
• Adriatic iris more floral daffodilAdriatic iris more floral daffodil

12. FaunaFauna
• MartenMarten
• dormousedormouse

13. ovceovce
• -ljudi na Kornatima već su naučili koliki-ljudi na Kornatima već su naučili koliki
broj ovaca može preživjeti na kojem otokubroj ovaca može preživjeti na kojem otoku
zbog ograničenih količina pitke vode izbog ograničenih količina pitke vode i
nedostatka hrane za ljetnjih žeganedostatka hrane za ljetnjih žega

14. AAnimal life in the seanimal life in the sea

15. BeachesBeaches

16. Tourists on KornatiTourists on Kornati
• -can: cruise, dive, swim, walk and hike,-can: cruise, dive, swim, walk and hike,
engage in recreational fishing and observeengage in recreational fishing and observe
wild plant wildlifewild plant wildlife

17. NP KornatiNP Kornati
• National Park KornatiNational Park Kornati
is a real maze: land,is a real maze: land,
sea and sky.sea and sky.
• The densestThe densest
archipelago in thearchipelago in the
Mediterranean.Mediterranean.