Šipan

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name = Šipan


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location = Adriatic sea
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archipelago = Elaphiti Islands
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area = 16.22 km²
highest mount = Velji Vrh
elevation = 243
country = Croatia
country admin divisions title = County
country admin divisions = Dubrovnik-Neretva
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population = 436
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Šipan also "Sipano" (Italian: "Giuppana") is the largest of the Elaphiti Islands, 17 km northwest of Dubrovnik, Croatia; separated from the mainland coast by the Kolocepski Channel; area 16.5 km²; population 500 (length 9.1 km, width up to 2.6 km). Two limestone crests, the higher (Velji Vrh, 243 m) in the northeast and the lower in the southeast surround a dolomite depression, on which olives, figs, vine, carob-trees, almond-trees, oranges and citrus fruit are cultivated. There are two ports on the island, Suđurađ (San Giorgio) in the east, and Šipanska Luka (Porto Gippana) in the west. The island is also very famous for its great climate and numourous palm tree species that grow there.