Korčula
Korčula is an island in the Adriatic Sea, in Southern Dalmatia, near Dubrovnik. According to some sources, Marco Polo may have been born here.- Island
- …lies at an elevation of 279 metres (915 feet)
- …is also known as “Ostrvo Korčula”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Čara and Babina.
Korčula
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
42.94861° or 42° 56′ 55″ north
Longitude
16.91806° or 16° 55′ 5″ east
Open location code
8FJRWWX9+C6
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Swedish—“Korčula” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Korkyra Melaina”
- Croatian: “Korčula”
- Croatian: “Otok Korčula”
- Dutch: “Korčula”
- German: “Korčula”
- Hungarian: “Korčula”
- Italian: “Curzola”
- Latin: “Corcyra Nigra”
- Romanian: “Korčula”
- Russian: “Корчула”
- Serbian: “Korčula”
- Serbian: “Корчула”
- Swedish: “Korčula”
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