Blue Grotto

The Blue Grotto or Blue Cave, is a flooded sea cave located in a small bay called Balun, on the east side of the island of and about 4.5 nautical miles from , in the Adriatic.
  • Cave
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (30 feet)
  • …is also known as “Blue Cave”
  • Description: sea cave in Biševo

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mezuporat and Biševo, Komiža.
is a hamlet.
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Latitude
42.98021° or 42° 58′ 49″ north
Longitude
16.02211° or 16° 1′ 20″ east
Open location code
8FJRX2JC+3R
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Swedish—“Blue Grotto” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Երկնագույն այր”
  • Azerbaijani: “Mavi mağara (Bişevo)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Mavi mağara”
  • Bulgarian: “Синя пещера”
  • Chinese: “藍洞”
  • Croatian: “Modra špilja”
  • Czech: “Modrá jeskyně”
  • Dutch: “Blauwe Grot”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بلو جروتو”
  • French: “Grotte bleue”
  • German: “Blaue Grotte”
  • Hungarian: “Kék-barlang”
  • Japanese: “青の洞窟”
  • Macedonian: “Сина Пештера (Бишево)”
  • Macedonian: “Сина Пештера”
  • Polish: “Błękitna jaskinia”
  • Portuguese: “Gruta Azul (Biševo)”
  • Portuguese: “Gruta Azul”
  • Russian: “Голубой грот”
  • Slovenian: “Modra špilja, Biševo”
  • Spanish: “Gruta Azul”
  • Swedish: “Blå grottan, Biševo”

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