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The Velebit Channel (Croatian: Velebitski kanala) is a channel in Croatia located between the lands at the foot of the Velebit mountain range and the islands of Pag, Rab, Goli Otok, Prvić and Krk. It is about 121 kilometres (75 miles) long, with an average width of 3–4 km (1.9–2.5 mi) and up to 106 metres (348 feet) deep.1
It is believed some Istro-Romanians crossed the Velebit Channel and settled in the western part of the island of Krk during the second half of the 15th century, forming a community in the island that would survive until 1875, when the last speaker of the Istro-Romanian dialect of Krk, defined by some Croatian scholars as "Krko-Romanian", died.2 One of the Italian names for the Velebit Channel, Canale della Morlacca ("Channel of the Morlach"), originates from these migrations.3
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- "Velebitski kanal". Croatian Encyclopedia, online edition (in Croatian). Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- Spicijarić Paškvan, Nina (2014). "Vlachs from the Island Krk in the Primary Historical and Literature Sources". Studii și Cercetări – Actele Simpozionului "Banat – Istorie și Multiculturalitate" (in Croatian): 345–358.
- Maneca, Constant (1969). "Venezia e l'istrorumeno nel medioevo" (PDF). Revue roumaine de linguistique (in Italian). 14: 7–12.