Franc Jozeph Island

Franc Jozeph Island was an island located at the mouth of the Buna river in .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Albania
  • Also known as: Franc Jozeph”, “Franz Josef”, “Franz Joseph Island”, and “Shulli i Franc Jozefit

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Velipoja.

Photo: Usien, CC BY 3.0.
is a large beach town in northern . It is a highly popular destination during the peak summer season for tourists from Northern Albania, particularly Shkodra, and tourists from Kosovo.

Franc Jozeph Island

Latitude
41.84793° or 41° 50′ 53″ north
Longitude
19.37545° or 19° 22′ 32″ east
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
8FHXR9XG+55
Geo­Names ID
3342722
Wiki­data ID
Q3301024
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Turkish—“Franc Jozeph Island” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Ishulli i Franc Jozefit
  • Bosnian: Ostrvo Franje Josipa
  • Cebuano: Ishulli i Franc Jozefit
  • Chinese: 法蘭茲約瑟夫島
  • Croatian: Otok Franje Josipa
  • Dutch: Franc Jozeph Island
  • Macedonian: Франц Јосиф
  • Spanish: Isla Francisco Jose
  • Spanish: Isla Francisco José
  • Swedish: Ishulli i Franc Jozefit
  • Turkish: Franz Josef Adası

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ada Bojana and Velipoja Beach.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Franc Jozeph Island”. Photo: Dirk.heldmaier, CC BY-SA 3.0.