Sea Croatia ... What is it?After all, it is no secret that many tourists visiting the countries of the Adriatic, and continue to call it the Croatian or Montenegrin, well, in the best case - the Mediterranean.Why the best?Because the first two do not exist.So what the sea in Croatia?
Let's try to understand and remember its name, because this part of the world ocean is really noteworthy.
Sea Croatia.General description
Adriatic Sea washes the shores of several countries: Croatia, Italy, Montenegro, Slovenia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina.It shares the Balkan and Apennine Peninsula.By the way, according to one version it is believed that the name was borrowed from the nearby city of Adria (Khadr).
Closed Adriatic Sea quite shallow, its average depth is 173 m. It is accessible through the Strait orthant and the Mediterranean Sea Ionian his associates.The deepest sea basin around 1233 m, it is located in the southern part of the sea.And to the north of its depth of only 50 meters.
water in the crystal clear Adriatic Sea, this figure is the highest in the world and is 56 m. And the level of salinity in the 38 ppm higher than the average world standards.The local waters are considered warm enough, their temperature does not drop below +11 °.
Sea Croatia: characteristics
the Adriatic Sea, located in different parts of the world are very different from each other.Italian west coast is a plain territory.Eastern belonging Serbia, Croatia and Montenegro - this Alpine mountain with a steep descent to the water and numerous islands.In the north Italian coast mainly dominated by lagoons and marshes.Sandy beaches and lowlands - in the central and southern parts.
North Riviera, which stretches from the mouth of the river Tronto to the Foro - is plain territory with a series of golden sandy beaches.On the banks grow evergreen shrubs maquis, typical representatives of Mediterranean and dunes here are some border at the junction of the green groves and beaches.It is here that you can look at Cherrano fortress, whose walls centuries ago protected the locals from pirates.
Rock at its best rise in the South Riviera.Caves and pebble beaches can not immediately notice a chain of cliffs and coves, among them the famous bay of Venus lost and Vasto.Local places long chosen diving lovers to watch for an active underwater life.
Sea Croatia: flora and fauna
Adriatic Sea is very rich in flora and fauna.In the water, there are over 750 different species of seaweed and marine life - about 350.
Adriatic Sea ... Croatia because of it can offer tourists a huge range of specialties: mussels, oysters, small crabs, sea cucumbers, limpets and sea urchins are found in shallow waters.Depth - the habitat of lobsters, octopuses, cuttlefish, big crabs, cuttlefish, moray eels and eel.
Obeying the strength of the current, transparent jellyfish journey by sea, encountering on the way hydroid polyps that glow in the dark.Sharks in the Adriatic Sea are also found.More often here and swim dwarf blue, across the sea and a fox.Giant shark - infrequent visitors to these waters.But representatives of mammals - seals and dolphins, on the contrary, like a swim in the salty waters of the Adriatic Sea.
