OTOK HVAR

Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/04/2009 - 17:42.

Otok Hvar (43°08'N., 17°00'E.) is one of the largest and most populated islands in this vicinity. It is traversed by arange of mountains which descends abruptly on the S side to the sea. Vrh Sveti Nikola, 626m high, is the summit of the island. It stands 10.5 miles ESE of the W extremity of the island and is surmounted by a chapel.