Island Skadraf

SKARDA, an island in the Zadar Archipelago, situated between the island of Premuda on the northwest and the island of Ist in the east; area 42 sq km (length 3.5 km, width up to 1.5 km), the highest peak is Cimbel (102 m). The island is mostly covered with macchia. The coast is well-indented; the largest cove, Griparica, is protected from the bora and used as an anchoring ground. The only hamlet,Skarda (Skarada), is situated on the northern coast of the island; the coves Kaljesina, Lojisca and Bocina are in the south-west. Chief occupations are farming, wine production, olive growing, livestock breeding, fishing and tourism.