Malsori Island

Malsori Island
Geography
Coordinates 42°00′30″N 19°27′38″E / 42.00833°N 19.46056°E / 42.00833; 19.46056
Area 0.4 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Highest elevation 5 m (16 ft)
Administration
Albania

Malsori Island (Ishulli i Malësorit in Albanian) is an island in the north of Albania, in the Bojana river.

Name

In the Albanian language Malësor it means Highlander, so Malësori island means The Highlander Island.

Geography

Malësori island is located in the Buna river, in the Dajç municipal unit, Shkodër County, and it has an area of around 40 hectares or 0.4 square km. that makes it the third biggest island in Albania. Around the island are some villages, the nearest of which is Darragjat, and is less than 5 kilometers from Skadar Lake.

Demography

Malësori Island has no civil population, like other islands in Albania.

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