Kvarner Gulf

The Kvarner Gulf sometimes also Kvarner Bay, is a bay in the northern <a href="/facts/Adriatic_Sea/v5I5Jl3f">Adriatic Sea</a>, located between the <a href="/facts/Istria/eRrGTECc">Istrian</a> peninsula and the <a href="/facts/Northern_Croatian_Littoral/JeDfVNV9">northern Croatian Littoral</a> mainland. The bay is a part of <a href="/facts/Croatia/MSS0yyvw">Croatia</a>'s <a href="/facts/Internal_waters/0MXuNQ5S">internal waters</a>.
The largest islands within the Kvarner are <a href="/facts/Cres_(island)/bJXdFqNf">Cres</a>, <a href="/facts/Krk_(island)/kwyuzoc1">Krk</a>, <a href="/facts/Pag_(island)/dV5YKCI4">Pag</a>, <a href="/facts/Rab_(island)/55N6asMF">Rab</a> and <a href="/facts/Lo%C5%A1inj/JPFRXDyB">Lošinj</a>. A portion of the Kvarner Bay, located between Cres, Krk, Rab and Pag is also called Kvarnerić (literally "little Kvarner"; Italian: Golfo del Quarnerolo or Carnerolo), and the portion east of Krk and Rab is called Senj Channel (after the mainland town of <a href="/facts/Senj/VbjVVn19">Senj</a>).
The bay is notable for its depth (more than 100 meters), which allows for the city of <a href="/facts/Rijeka/6WS5rse2">Rijeka</a> at its northernmost point to have a <a href="/facts/Sea_port/8gMBbCNH">sea port</a> that can accommodate <a href="/facts/Capesize/oeILaJca">Capesize</a> ships.

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Kvarner Gulf