Galešnjak

Galešnjak is located in the Pašman Canal of the Adriatic, between the islands of and the town of Turanj on mainland . It is one of the world's few naturally occurring heart-shaped objects.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Croatia
  • Also known as: “Otocic Galesnjak” and “Otok Galesnjak”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barotul and Pašman.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a settlement in the Municipality of Pašman in . In 2021, its population was 83.

Photo: Coralie Ferreira, CC BY 2.5.
is an island with a surface area of 60 square kilometers, separated from the mainland by the Channel, which is strewn all over with many islets.

Village
Photo: ANDREJ NEUHERZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Galešnjak

Latitude
43.97854° or 43° 58′ 43″ north
Longitude
15.38333° or 15° 23′ east
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
8FMQX9HM+C8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 8838220
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
3200743
Wiki­data ID
Q2123434
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Galešnjak” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة الحب”
  • Bulgarian: “Галешняк”
  • Cebuano: “Otočić Galešnjak”
  • Chinese: “加莱什尼亚克岛”
  • Croatian: “Galešnjak”
  • Dutch: “Galešnjak”
  • French: “Galešnjak”
  • German: “Galešnjak”
  • Greek: “Γκαλεσνιάκ”
  • Italian: “Galešnjak”
  • Italian: “Galesno”
  • Japanese: “ガレシュニャク”
  • Japanese: “ガレシュニャク島”
  • Polish: “Galešnjak”
  • Russian: “Галесняк”
  • Russian: “Галешняк”
  • Serbian: “Галешњак”
  • Slovenian: “Galešnjak”
  • Swedish: “Galešnjak”
  • Swedish: “Otočić Galešnjak”
  • Thai: “เกาะกาเล็ชญัก”
  • Thai: “เกาะกาแล็ชญัก”
  • Turkish: “Galešnjak”
  • Ukrainian: “Галешняк”

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