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an area of 275.86 km2. The island lies in the East-West direction. The longest line of the
island, measured from the East cape of Raznjic to the West cape near the island of Proizd
near Vela Luka, is 47.2km, and the widest line, which runs through Smokvica in the middle
of the island, is 8 km. The narrowest line which runs near the mountain of Klupca, the
heights point of the island at 568 meters, is 5.4 km. Rows of crest called vrsi, are the
main agrarian surfaces and also form the nucleus of some settlements. The area North of
the town of Korcula, across the sea channel, is dominated by the mountain of Sveti Ilija,
916 meters high. It slopes dive steeply North and South, partly into mountain ranges. The island of Korcula is slightly curved in its middle part, its North and South coasts are concordant along all their length. They converge towards the cape of Raznjic to the East, but are divided to the West by a big bay - Vela Luka. The bay of Loviste divides the cape of Loviste from the cape of Osisac. The shortest route between these two parts is 0.8 n/m. The island of Korcula is 7n/m away from the island of
Lastovo and 9.4 n/m from the island of Mljet, that is, from the cape of Raznjic near
Lumbarda to the cape of Goli on Mljet. The neighboring island of Hvar is 7.7 n/m away
whereas the island of Vis to the West is 17 n/m away.
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