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{{Short description|Island of Croatia}}
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'''Sušac''' ({{IPA|hr|sǔːʃat͡s}}, meaning ''dry island'', {{langx|it|Cazza}}, {{langx|la|Choasa}}) is a small rocky island in the [[Adriatic Sea]] with an area of 4.03&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, and 16.4&nbsp;km<ref name="Duplancic-Cala-Ujevic">
'''Sušac''' (''dry island'') is a small rocky island in the [[Adriatic sea]] southwest of [[Korčula]] and [[Lastovo]], on the halfway to the island of [[Vis (island)|Vis]], in [[Croatia]]. The coast consists of slopes and cliffs over 100 meters tall, but the opposite side features a natural harbour. A 19th-century lighthouse is built on top of the island. The island is also known for its little lake, which is connected to the sea through a siphon 15 meters deep.
{{cite journal
| url=https://hrcak.srce.hr/9636
| title=Coastline lengths and areas of islands in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea determined from the topographic maps at the scale of 1 : 25 000
| journal=Geoadria
| location=[[Zadar]]
| volume=9
| issue=1
| pages=5–32
| date=June 2004
| last1=Duplančić Leder
| first1=Tea
| last2=Ujević
| first2=Tin
| last3=Čala
| first3=Mendi
| doi=10.15291/geoadria.127
| format=PDF
| accessdate=2019-12-26
| doi-access=free
}}</ref> of coastline southwest of [[Korčula]] and [[Lastovo]], on the halfway to the island of [[Vis (island)|Vis]], in [[Croatia]]. The coast consists of slopes and cliffs over 100 m tall, but the opposite side features a natural harbour. A 19th-century lighthouse is built on top of the island. The island is also known for its little lake, which is connected to the sea through a siphon 15 m deep.

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.korcula.net/grad/press/press2003/susac.htm Svjetionik Sušac]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20031020200246/http://www.korcula.net/grad/press/press2003/susac.htm Svjetionik Sušac]


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Sušac (Croatian pronunciation: [sǔːʃat͡s], meaning dry island, Italian: Cazza, Latin: Choasa) is a small rocky island in the Adriatic Sea with an area of 4.03 km2, and 16.4 km[1] of coastline southwest of Korčula and Lastovo, on the halfway to the island of Vis, in Croatia. The coast consists of slopes and cliffs over 100 m tall, but the opposite side features a natural harbour. A 19th-century lighthouse is built on top of the island. The island is also known for its little lake, which is connected to the sea through a siphon 15 m deep.

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  1. ^ Duplančić Leder, Tea; Ujević, Tin; Čala, Mendi (June 2004). "Coastline lengths and areas of islands in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea determined from the topographic maps at the scale of 1 : 25 000" (PDF). Geoadria. 9 (1). Zadar: 5–32. doi:10.15291/geoadria.127. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
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42°46′N 16°31′E / 42.767°N 16.517°E / 42.767; 16.517