Sazan Island

Sazan is an uninhabited island in the Mediterranean Sea, and is part of southern Albania. The largest of Albania's islands, it is a designated military exclusion zone; it lies in a strategically important location between the Strait of Otranto and the mouth of the Bay of Vlorë, marking the border between the Adriatic and Ionian seas. The island has a surface area of 5.7 km2. It is 4.8 km long and 2 km wide, and its coastline measures about 15 km.In 2010, 2,721.87 hectares of the island's surrounding marine area was designated as the Karaburun-Sazan Marine Park. In clear weather, Sazan is sometimes visible from the coast of Salento, Italy, to its west. The island has been open to the public since July 2015.