An islet ( / ˈ aɪ l ə t / EYE -lət ) is generally a small island . Definitions vary, and are not precise, but some suggest that an islet is a very small, often unnamed, island with little or no vegetation to support human habitation . It may be made of rock, sand and/or hard coral ; may be permanent or tidal (i.e. surfaced reef or seamount ); and may exist in the sea , lakes , rivers or any other sizeable bodies of water .
4-661: Olipa is an uninhabited islet in Croatia , part of the Elaphiti Islands archipelago off the coast of southern Dalmatia . It is the westernmost isle in the Elaphites. Olipa is mostly rocky and partially covered in forest. A stone square tower is located on the south side of the isle, which serves as a lighthouse. The lighthouse is used for maritime routes passing through the passages of Veliki Vratnik (between Olipa and Tajan ) and Mali Vratnik (between Olipa and Pelješac ). Olipa's area
8-435: Is 0.903 square kilometres (0.349 sq mi) and its coastline is 4.99 kilometres (3.10 mi) long. The highest point on Ruda is 206 metres (676 ft) high. This Dubrovnik-Neretva County geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Islet As suggested by its origin islette , an Old French diminutive of "isle", use of the term implies small size, but little attention
12-466: Is given to drawing an upper limit on its applicability. The World Landforms website says, "An islet landform is generally considered to be a rock or small island that has little vegetation and cannot sustain human habitation", and further that size may vary from a few square feet to several square miles, with no specific rule pertaining to size. Whether an islet is considered a rock or not, it can have significant economic consequences under Article 121 of
16-639: The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea , which stipulates that "Rocks which cannot sustain human habitation or economic life of their own shall have no exclusive economic zone or continental shelf ." One long-term dispute over the status of such an islet was that of Snake Island (Black Sea) . The International Court of Justice jurisprudence however sometimes ignores islets, regardless of inhabitation status, in deciding territorial disputes; it did so in 2009 in adjudicating
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