This past week the 4Islands Epic mountain bike race was held on four islands off the coast of Croatia. We don’t know how many people could find Croatia on a map without some coaching.
We had to Google “Croatia” to find it. Once we did, we found a map showing the country and where it’s situated in Europe. Here’s a map showing where it is:
Here’s a bigger map, showing more of Italy, to help you get a sense of the area that first map shows:
The islands where the 4Islands Epic mountain bike race was held is in the northeastern part of the Adriatic Sea in the Kvarner Gulf, near the city of Rijeka.
Here’s a map that shows the islands where the race was held, along with what Wikipedia says about the Kvarner Gulf where the islands are located:
“The Kvarner Gulf sometimes also Kvarner Bay, is a bay in the northern Adriatic Sea, located between the Istrian peninsula and the northern Croatian Littoral mainland. The bay is a part of Croatia’s internal waters. The largest islands within the Kvarner are Cres, Krk, Pag, Rab and Lošinj. A portion of the Kvarner Bay, located between Cres, Krk, Rab and Pag is also called Kvarnerić (literally “little Kvarner”; Italian: Golfo del Quarnerolo or Carnerolo), and the portion east of Krk and Rab is called Senj Channel (after the mainland town of Senj). The bay is notable for its depth (more than 100 meters), which allows for the city of Rijeka at its northernmost point to have a sea port that can accommodate Capesize ships. . . .
The bay is home to many beaches and tourist locations because of its beautiful waters and warm climate.” More
