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VEGLIA (Slavonic, Krk)

This article appears in Volume V27, Page 969 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: VAN-VIR
VEGLIA (Slavonic, Krk) , an
island
  in the Adriatic Sea, off the west
coast
  of Croatia, from which it is separated by the Celiac della Morlacca. - It is situated in the Gulf of Quarnero, and is separated from the
island
  of Cherso,lying on the S.W., by the Canale di Mezzo. Together with Cherso and
Lussin
 , the three
principal
  islands of the Quarnero group, it: forms the administrative
district
  of
Lussin
 , belonging to the Austrian crownland of Istria. Veglia is the largest island of the Quarnero group, having an area of 146 sq.m. It is 24 M.
long
  and about 14 M. across at its widest
part
 . The surface is mostly rugged and mountainous; but the central, southern ts%dwetern districts are fertile. The
principal
  town is Veglia. (pop. 2074),
situated on the
south
 -west
coast
 , with a good harbour and an interesting
cathedral
 .


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