Island of Krk is one of the islands in Kvarner archipelago, in the north part of Adriatic sea. KRK is the largest island of the Adriatic Sea covering the area of 409 sq km (38 km lenght, width up to 20 km). It has population of about 16 thousand people. North of the narrow part at the line Vrbnik - Punat spreads the lower, forested, more fertile and populated part of the island. The higher, southern part, is predominantly bare, interspersed with thick forests.