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2. Šipan - Wikipedia

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   Šipan (pronounced), nicknamed the Golden Island, [3] is an island located in southern Croatia, more specifically in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County.It is located 17 km (11 mi) northwest of Dubrovnik, and is separated from the mainland coast by the Koločep Channel, which has an area of 16.22 km 2 (6.3 sq mi). [4]

3. Leapfrogging (strategy) - Wikipedia

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   The war plan of 1911, which was drafted under Rear Admiral Raymond P. Rodgers, included an island-hopping strategy for approaching Japan. [ 7 ] After World War I , the Treaty of Versailles gave Japan a mandate over former German colonies in the western Pacific—specifically, the Mariana , Marshall , and the Caroline Islands.

4. Koločep - Wikipedia

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   The port of Dubrovnik is situated at the base of a bay on the other side of Lapad, requiring a 5 kilometres (3 miles) journey by boat to the island. The island can be reached by regular ferry service Jadrolinija – the "Postira" and "Premuda" services connect the Elaphiti Islands several times throughout the day. It is a 20-minute boat ride ...

5. Lokrum - Wikipedia

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   Lokrum (pronounced, Italian: Lacroma) is an island in the Adriatic Sea 600 metres (1,969 feet) from the city of Dubrovnik, Croatia. It stretches from northwest to southeast and receives regular ferry service from the Old City port. Austrian archduke (and short-lived Emperor of Mexico) Maximilian once had

6. Daksa (island) - Wikipedia

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   Daksa is a small uninhabited island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. It is situated near Dubrovnik in front of the Rijeka Dubrovačka ria. The area of the island is about 0.07 km 2 (0.027 sq mi), [1] the highest point is 24 m (79 ft) above sea level. The Daksa's Franciscan monastery was built in 1281.

7. Pelješac Bridge - Wikipedia

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   The Pelješac Bridge (Croatian: Pelješki most, pronounced [pěʎeʃkiː môːst]) is a cable-stayed bridge in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia.The bridge provides a fixed link from the southeastern Croatian semi-exclave to the rest of the country while bypassing Bosnia and Herzegovina's short coastal strip at Neum.