Kvarner Gulf

<h2 id="environment">Environment</h2>
<p>The bay is home to many beaches and tourist locations because of its beautiful waters and warm climate.
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<h3>Important Bird Area</h3>
<p>Collectively, the islands of the Kvarner Gulf form the Kvarner Islands <a href="/facts/Important_Bird_Area/lNzQytd9">Important Bird Area</a> (IBA), designated as such by <a href="/facts/BirdLife_International/2mvdlBdx">BirdLife International</a> because it supports significant numbers of many bird species, including breeding populations of several <a href="/facts/Bird_of_prey/AAfSeYT3">birds of prey</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Geography_of_Croatia/2016x6d4">Geography of Croatia</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="sources">Sources</h2>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.istrapedia.hr/hrv/1461/kvarner-kvarnerski-zaljev/istra-a-z/">"Kvarner (Kvarnerski zaljev)"</a>. <i>Istrapedia</i> (in Croatian). Retrieved 14 October 2012.</li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>"Kvarner, a gulf filled with islands". Itinari. 24 July 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2021. <a href="https://www.itinari.com/kvarner-a-gulf-filled-with-islands-ek9z" target="_blank">https://www.itinari.com/kvarner-a-gulf-filled-with-islands-ek9z</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>"Kvarner islands". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-27. <a href="https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kvarner-islands-iba-croatia" target="_blank">https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kvarner-islands-iba-croatia</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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Kvarner Gulf