New Islands Are Forming in the Adriatic Sea

According to the group of researchers from the USA,separating the two countries. According to the analysis
Italy, Croatia and Great Britain, a new ridge of islandscarried out after scanning, the Italian Peninsula is slowly
may appear in the Adriatic Sea, near the shore ofmoving towards Croatia. The average speed of
Croatia, in the nearest future. Geologists say thatmovements makes up approximately 4 mm per year.
although Croatia and the Adriatic Sea are very popular"Such speed is not very high. Numerous islands are
tourist routes today, the beauty of local nature maymoving ten times quicker. However, in case Italy and
soon include one more place of interest - the youngestCroatia unite in the end (and this shall happen without
islands on the planet.fail), the Adriatic Sea shall disappear", says Bennet.
Islands are formed due to slow but continuous tectonicThe Adriatic Sea is considered to be situated at the
movements. Moreover, these movements are slowlytop of a narrow prolongation of African tectonic
shortening the distance between Croatia and Italy.platforms. These platforms are on three sides
According to Richard Bennett, an American geologistsurrounded by the great Eurasian Plain, which is
from the Arizona University, today Croatia includes 1gradually squeezing tops of tectonic platforms and
185 Dalmatia Islands, famous as picturesque touristthus raising them up. According to geologists, new
routes. However, in the nearest future new islands shallislands appear at the meeting-points of platforms.
appear in the Adriatic Sea and form a part of theAt the same time, the Adriatic Sea is allotted only
Dalmatia Islands.50-70 years. This period is rather short, judging by the
Bennett says that by means of modern satellitegeologic scales. After that there shall be neither the
technologies a group of Croatian and Italian specialistsAdriatic Sea, nor the Dalmatia Islands.
has made a topographic map of the Adriatic Sea,