Mljet
Sunset over the Mljet lakes
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| Location | Adriatic Sea |
| Coordinates | 42°44′N 17°31′E / 42.733°N 17.517°ECoordinates: 42°44′N 17°31′E / 42.733°N 17.517°E |
| Archipelago | Adriatic islands |
| Area | 98.01 km2 (37.84 sq mi) |
| Length | 37 km (23 mi) |
| Width | 3.2 km (1.99 mi) |
| Coastline | 135.185 km (84.0001 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 514 m (1,686 ft) |
| Highest point | Veliki grad |
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Croatia
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| County | Dubrovnik-Neretva |
| Largest settlement | Babino Polje (pop. 270) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 1,088 (2011) |
| Pop. density | 11.34 /km2 (29.37 /sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | 97.93% Croats |
Mljet (pronounced [mʎɛ̂t]; Latin: Melita, Italian: Meleda) is the most southerly and easterly of the larger Adriatic islands of the Dalmatia region of Croatia. The National Park includes the western part of the island, Veliko jezero, Malo jezero, Soline Bay and a sea belt 500 m wide from the most prominent cape of Mljet covering an area of 54 km2. The central parts of the park are Veliko jezero with the Isle of St. Mary, Malo jezero and the villages of Goveđari, Polače and Pomena.
According to the 2011 census, Mljet has population of 1,088.Croats make up an absolute majority with 97.93% of the population.
Mljet was discovered by ancient Greco-Roman geographers, who wrote the first records and descriptions. The island was first described by Scylax of Caryanda in the 6th century BC; others prefer the text, Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax. In both texts, it is named Melite and supported by Apollonius of Rhodes.Agathemerus and Pliny the Elder call the island Melita. Agesilaus of Anaxarba in Cilicia, the father of Oppian, was banished to Mljet by the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus (AD 145–211) (or to Malta by Lucius Verus: see Oppian).
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