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Adriatic Sea - Wikipedia
The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Sea) to the northwest and the Po Valley. The countries with coasts on the Adriatic are Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, … See more
Name
The origins of the name Adriatic are linked to the Illyrian settlement of Adria, which probably derives its name from Illyrian adur … See more
Geography
The Adriatic Sea is a semi-enclosed sea, bordered in the southwest by the Apennine or Italian Peninsula, in the northwest by the Italian regions of Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and in the northeast by Slovenia, Croatia… See more
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LocationSouthern Europe
EtymologyFrom the ancient city of Adria
Primary inflowsAdige, Buna, Drin, Krka, Neretva, Po, Soča
Primary outflowsIonian Sea
Timeline
567 BC
Greek colony of Epidamnos founded on the coast.
395 AD
The Adriatic Sea becomes the boundary between the Eastern and Western Roman Empires.
1918 AD
The end of World War I reshapes the Adriatic borders and creates the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes.
1991 AD
The breakup of Yugoslavia triggers a series of wars and ethnic conflicts in the Adriatic region.

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Coastal management
Venice, which was originally built on islands off the coast, is most at risk due to subsidence, but the threat is present in the Po delta as well. The causes are a decrease in sedimentation rate due to loss of sediment behind da… See more
Geology
Geophysical and geological information indicate that the Adriatic Sea and the Po Valley are associated with a tectonic microplate—identified as the Apulian or Adriatic Plate—that separated from the African Plate during … See more
Biogeography and ecology
The Adriatic Sea is a unique water body in respect of its overall biogeochemical physiognomy. It exports inorganic nutrients and imports particulate organic carbon and nitrogen through the Strait of Otranto—acti… See more
History
Settlements along the Adriatic dating to between 6100 and 5900 BC appear in Albania and Dalmatia on the eastern coast, related to the Cardium pottery culture. During classical antiquity, Illyrians inhabited the easter… See more
Boundaries
Italy and Yugoslavia defined their Adriatic continental shelf delimitation in 1968, with an additional agreement signed in 1975 on the Gulf of Trieste boundary, following the Treaty of Osimo. The boundary agreed in 1968 exten… See more
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