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Location
Geography
Boka Kotorska Bay consists of several spacious bays, interconnected by not broad channels and forming one of the best natural harbours in Europe. A long time there was the belief that the Gulf is a Olderfjord, allowing for Bokoy consolidate and is still used, especially in the tourism sphere and the naming "the southernmost Olderfjord in Europe". But according to modern scientific investigations, it is considered that the Boka Kotorska represents the remnants of a once existed here river canyon. Strong tectonic and karst processes led to its gradual destruction.
Immediately composed Boki taken to allocate some of its bays. All bays identified by the name of the largest settlements located on their shores. Thus, if a move from the sea, opening the entrance to the Boku will Hertsegnoviysky Bay, then, after passing through a narrow strait, located right Tivatsky Gulf. After passing the last, very narrow, right before the eyes Strait predstavet Kotor Bay, on the left - a leaner Risansky.
Villages
Gulf Shores Kotorskogo long uprooted people, but because they are many settlements with buildings belonging to different epochs. The largest city on the shores of the Gulf of Kotor - Herceg Novi, with preserved ancient buildings, which has around 12 thousand people. The second-largest city - Tivat, built mainly during the period of socialist Yugoslavia and in a population of some 8 thousand inhabitants. Since the sea is visible beautiful view of the third-largest city - the ancient fortification Kotora with powerful fortifications raised from the old city to the fortress of St. Ivan. There were also Risan, Perast with its high bell tower, Kindness, Prtsan.
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