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Krk (kûrk), Ital. Veglia, island, 157 sq mi (407 sq km), in the Adriatic, off the Dalmatian coast, NW Croatia. The largest of Croatia's islands in the Adriatic, it has several small seaside resorts. The chief town, Krk, has retained its medieval walls and castle and has a 13th-century Roman Catholic cathedral.

Krk

an island in the northern Adriatic Sea, in the Dalmatian islands. Belongs to Yugoslavia. Area, 408 sq km. The northwestern part of the island is a hilly plain; in the southeast there are low mountains up to 569 m in elevation. The island is composed of limestones, marls, sandstone, and flysch. Karst is developed. The climate is Mediterranean. Vegetation includes evergreen shrubs and pine and oak forests, grapevines and olive and citrus trees are cultivated. There is fishing. The main city is the city of Krk, which is also a seaside health resort.

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No references found			I know KRK as a stubborn man who wants people to acknowledge his presence. MADHOUSE MANIA by Mail Today (New Delhi, India) But despite his ordeal, he has been back at work at KRK Continental grocers in Woodlands, Glasgow. GIVE US pounds 50,000 OR GROCER DIES; EXCLUSIVE FREED THE AMAZING ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) Offshore, the islands - some, like Krk, Hvar and Korcula holiday havens in their own right, others innumerable shelters for gleaming sailboats - sparkle in the blue waters, while inland stunning the Plitvice Lakes National Park is a natural wonder on a Premier League scale. Balkan beauties; MARK EATON BASKS IN THE STUNNING SCENERY OF CROATIA ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			Krivenko, Sergei Krivenko, Sergei Nikolaevich Krivichi Krivoe Zerkalo Krivoi Rog Krivoi Rog Iron Ore Basin Krivoi Rog Metallurgical Works Krivoi Rog State Regional Electric Power Plant No. 2 Krivonogov, Petr Krivonogov, Petr Aleksandrovich Krivonos, Maksim Krivonos, Petr Krivonos, Petr Fedorovich Krivopolenova, Mariia Krivopolenova, Mariia Dmitrievna Krivosheev, Ilia Krivosheev, Ilia Petrovich Krivoshein, Aleksandr Krivoshein, Aleksandr Vasilevich Krivoshlykov, Mikhail Krivoshlykov, Mikhail Vasilevich Krivov, Timofeistepanovich Krivoy Rog Krizanic, Juraj Krizik, Frantisek Krk Krklec, Gustav Krkonoše Hory Krkonose Krkonose Hory KRL Krleža, Miroslav Krleza, Miroslav Krnov Kroc, Ray Krochmal, Nachman Krock, Arthur Kroeber, A L Kroeber, Alfred Kroeber, Alfred Louis Kroeger, Alice Bertha Kroemer, Herbert Krofta, Kamil Krog, Helge Krogh, August Krogh, Schack August Steenberg Krogman, Wilton M. Krohg, Christian Krohg, Per Krohn, Julius Leopold Fredrik Krohn, Kaarle Leopold			Krivoi Rog Iron Ore Basin Krivoi Rog Metallurgical Works Krivoi Rog State Regional Electric Power Plant No. 2 Krivonogov, Petr Krivonogov, Petr Aleksandrovich Krivonos, Maksim Krivonos, Petr Krivonos, Petr Fedorovich Krivopolenova, Mariia Krivopolenova, Mariia Dmitrievna Krivosheev, Ilia Krivosheev, Ilia Petrovich Krivoshein, Aleksandr Krivoshein, Aleksandr Vasilevich Krivoshlykov, Mikhail Krivoshlykov, Mikhail Vasilevich Krivov, Timofeistepanovich Krivoy Rog Krivoy Rog Kriya Kriya Systems, Inc. Kriyas Krizanic, Juraj Krizik, Frantisek KRJ Krk Krk (island) KRKI KRKL Krklec, Gustav Krkonoše Hory Krkonose Krkonose Hory KRL KRL KRL KRLB Krleža, Miroslav Krleza, Miroslav KRLIG KRLLC KRLP KRLT KRLTA KRM KRMA Krmashan Krmashan KRMB KRMC KRMCA KRML KRMP2

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