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Hvar (local Croatian dialect: Hvor or For, Greek: Pharos, Φαρος, Latin: Pharina, Italian: Lesina) is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, located off the Dalmatian coast. The island measures approximately 80 km, east to west and is a tourist destination.Hvar Island is administratively part of the Split-Dalmatia County in Dalmatia, Croatia. It is separated from the island of Brač by the Hvar Channel (Hvarski kanal), from Vis by the Vis Channel, from Korčula by the Korčula Channel, from Pelješac by the Neretva Channel, while the east cape of the island is located just three nautical miles (6 km) away from the mainland. Along the southern coast of the island there are several smaller islands,...

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