Vis is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, the furthest one from the coast that is also inhabited. The Adriatic Sea Source: NASA The Adriatic Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Apennine peninsula (Italy) from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges. ...

There are two towns and municipalities on the island, Vis (1,960 inhabitants in the municipality) and Komiža (1,677). Vis is a town on the island of the same name in Croatia, population 1,776 (as of 2001). ... Komiža is a town and harbour on the western coast of the island of Vis in the Adriatic sea; population 2,476. ...

The island was inhabited since ancient Greece, as Issa. Ancient Greece is the term used to describe the Greek-speaking world in ancient times. ... Issa can refer to: the Somali clan that resides in Djibouti Darrell Issa, Californian Representative Kobayashi Issa, Japanese haiku poet ancient Greek colony on the Adriatic island of Vis a divine character in David Eddings fantasy series The Belgariad and The Malloreon. ...

During Venetian domination, the name was Lissa.

The sea to the north of the island was the stage of two battles:

• on 13 March 1811, a small Royal Navy fleet, under the command of captain William Hoste, defeated an outnumbering Franco-Venetian fleet (see Battle of Lissa (1811));
• on 20 July 1866, the Austrian fleet, under admiral Tegetthoff, attacked the Italian fleet, under admiral Persano, sinking the battleship Re d'Italia (see Battle of Lissa (1866)).

During World War II, Vis was at one point the main hideout of Josip Broz Tito, the leader of the Yugoslav resistance movement. After the war, the Yugoslav People's Army used the island as one of its main naval bases. After Croatia became independent, its navy did not reclaim most of the facilities, and the many abandoned buildings are being used for civilian purposes, including modern happennings like 320x240. March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... 1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... The naval Battle of Lissa was fought on 13 March 1811 just north of the Adriatic island of Lissa (now Vis) between a Franco-Venetian squadron under French commodore Bernard Dubourdieu, and a small British force under Captain (afterwards Sir) William Hoste. ... July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... The Royal Italian Navy, Regia Marina (literally: Royal Navy), dates from the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 after Italian unification. ... The Battle of Lissa was a naval battle between Austrian and Italian forces on 20 July 1866. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb. ... Marshal Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz Tito (Јосип Броз Тито) listen ▶(?) (May 25, 1892 – May 4, 1980) was the leader of Yugoslavia between the end of World War II and his death in 1980. ... The Yugoslav Peoples Army (Serbo-Croatian Jugoslavenska/Jugoslovenska narodna armija, JNA, Slovene Jugoslovanska ljudska armada) was the military of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. ... Modern Naval Tactics It is tempting to regard modern naval combat as the purest expression of tactics. ... 320x240 is a Croatian visual arts festival focussed on visualisations of music and the merging of sound and images. ...

External link

• Adriatic Islands Project: Contact, commerce and colonisation 6000 BC - AD 600
• Vis Tourism Page