Matko Patekar

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1. Introduction The Adriatic Sea is the northernmost part of the Mediterranean Sea and represents a vast bay that is indented far into the European mainland. The surface of the Adriatic Sea is 138,595 km2, which constitutes 4.6% of the total surface of the Mediterranean Sea. The Adriatic Sea stretches in NW–SE direction for 870 km, with an average width of approximately 200 km. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea by the 70 km–wide Strait of Otranto.