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There are islands shaped like
palm trees and world maps
and full of luxury hotels, exclusive apartments and huge shopping malls. For sample, Dubai. There are also those that, with a bit of imagination, remind us of
dinosaurs, hearts or crescents
scattered all over the planet. But what we are not so used to is that they look like a giant fingerprint seen.
Well, that's the picture that
Baljenac looks from the air,
one of the 249 islands that are part of
the Sibenik archipelago
, south of Croatia and off the Dalmatian coast.
Barely 0.14 square kilometres, this enclave owes its appearance to the stone walls erected by farmers on the nearby island of
Kaprije
to protect their crops from the wind.
Detail of the surface of the Croatian island.
It happened in the 19th century, when these neighbors (it should be noted that
Baljenac is uninhabited
; the only inhabitants are the odd rabbit) came to Baljenac to plant figs and oranges, as well as
vines and olive trees,
since this area of Croatia is popular for its vineyards.
To prevent the strong winds from hitting them, they built these
dry stone partitions
(this is the name of the technique used in other places with cold temperatures such as Scotland or Ireland), so that if they were joined together they would measure
23 kilometers long
.
boat tours
Today, the walled enclosure causes the island,
with rocky terrain and
a
coastline of 1,431 meters,
to resemble a human fingerprint, as can be seen from the images taken by
Google Earth
.
It was a
complicated job,
since the workers who erected these walls did not have the proper tools to do it.
Not even cement.
The Croatian island of Baljenac, seen from the air.SHUTTERSTOCK
It was those responsible for
cultural conservation
of the Croatian Government who realized the uniqueness of the place.
For this reason, the State has decided to ask
UNESCO
to include it in its list of official World Heritage Sites.
For now, those who want to get to know Baljenac should know that the Croatian Tourist Office organizes
boat tours.
Of course, it is not allowed to dock in it, only to go around it, since there are no docks or anything similar.
As if that were not enough, Croatia has more aces up its sleeve when it comes to islands with incredible shapes, since another,
Galesnjak
, simulates a full-fledged heart.
Located quite close to the city of Zadar, between the towns of
Sveti Petar na Moru and Turanj, it
is included in the list of places where the most romantic propose to their partners.
It also gets to the top on February 14, Valentine's Day.
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