Brusnik (island)
Brusnik is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. The island is part of the Dalmatian archipelago.
Name[edit]
The island's name comes from the word brus ("whetstone"), because volcanic rocks from the island were used for making whetstones.[1]
Location[edit]
The island is located 12 NM west of Komiža, town on island of Vis,[2] and 2 NM south-west from the island of Svetac (Sv. Andrija).
The area of the island is 3 ha.[3] Brusnik is 320 m long, 205 m wide, and has 30 meter high cliffs. The east coast is steep and difficult to reach, while the west coast is glacis toward the sea.
Flora and fauna[edit]
In 1951, the island was declared a geological monument of nature. On the island, there is the endemic species of black lizard (Podarcis melisellensis melisellensis[4]). The surrounding sea is rich with fish, especially blue fish.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Bogdanović & Mitić 2003, p. 104.
- ^ Croatia, 4th by Piers Letcher
- ^ Šerić 2006, p. 25.
- ^ PODNAR, M (13 December 2004). "Mitochondrial phylogeography of the Dalmatian wall lizard, (Lacertidae)". Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 4 (4): 307–317. doi:10.1016/j.ode.2004.04.004.
Bibliography[edit]
- Bogdanović, Sandro; Mitić, Božena (October 2003). "The flora of the volcanic island of Brusnik (central Dalmatia, Croatia)" (PDF). Acta Botanica Croatica (in Croatian). 62 (2): 103–113. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- Šerić, Neven (2006). Biserna ogrlica - pučinski otoci srednjeg Jadrana (RTF) (in Croatian). Marjan tisak. ISBN 953-214-367-X. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
External links[edit]
- http://www.nika-adventure-tours.com/hr/brusnik-svetac.php
- http://www.adriatica.net/croatia/feature/brusnikijabuka_hr.htm Archived 2006-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
43°00′N 15°48′E / 43.000°N 15.800°E
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