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Encyclopedia Britannica



CHERSO

This article appears in Volume V06, Page 86 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: CHA-CHR
CHERSO , an
island
  in the Adriatic Sea, off the
east
 
coast
  of Istria, from which it is separated by the channel of Farasina. Pop. (1900) 8274. It is situated in the Gulf of Quarnero, and is connected with the
island
  of Lussin, lying on the S.W. by a turn
bridge
  over the small channel of Ossero, and with the island of Veglia, lying on the E. by the Canale di Mezzo. These three are the principal islands of the Quarnero group, and form together the administrative
district
  of Lussin in the Austrian crownland of Istria. Cherso is an elongated island about 40 M.
long
 , 14 to 7 M. wide, and has an area of 150 sq. m. It is traversed by a range of mountains, which attain in the
peak
  of Syss an altitude of 2090 ft. and form natural terraces, planted with vines and olive trees, specially in . the middle and southern parts of the island. The northern part is covered with bushes of laurel
and mastic, but there are scarcely any large trees. There is a scarcity of springs, and the houses are generally furnished with cisterns for rain water. In the centre of the island is an interesting lake called the Vrana or
Crow
 's Lake, situated at an altitude of 40 ft. above, the level of the sea, 31 M.
long
 , 1 in, wide and 184 ft. deep. This lake is in all probability fed by subterranean sources.. The
chief
  town of the island is Cherso, situated on the west
coast
 . It possesses a good harbour and . is provided with a shipwright's wharf.


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