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The island of Vis
belongs to the Adriatic type of the Mediterranean climate with hot and
dry summers and mild and wet winters. The avarage annual temperature
is 16 degrees C. The avarage summer temperature is one or two degrees
lower on the island than on the continent, while during winter it is
for one or two degrees higher. The avarage annual precipitation is
about 800 mm at a square metre, a little bit less than on the
surrounding islands and the continent. But owing to its geological
structure, this island has more water springs than the neighbouring
islands.
The Island of Vis
is the southernmost and farthest bigger island in the group of
Middle-Dalmatian islands. It is 45 km distant from the continent. The
area of the island itself occupies 90,3 square km while the area of
the complete Vis archipelago ( including the islands of Palagruža,
Biševo, Sv. Andrija (St. Andrew), Budikovac, Jabuka, Brusnik and
others) about 103 square kilometres. The length of the coastline of
the island of Vis is 77 square km.
e-mail:
infovis@info-vis.net
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