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SUKOSAN

SUKOSAN (44° 03'N; 15° 18'E), town (pop. 2,275 in 1991) and small harbour in the large but shallow cove in the S part of Zadarski kanal.

Approach: Landmarks: the quadrangular concrete tower (white light) on a concrete base off Podvara point; the ruin on the shaol in the S part of the harbour and the church with the low belfry.

Mooring: The harbour is protected from all winds except the south-westerlies, which cause a moderate sea in it. Smaller yachts can moor along the head of the long breakwater (depth 3 m); on the head is a red column with a red light. It is advisable to moor in Zlatna Luka marina.

Facilities: Provisions and water available; fuel at the petrol stations in Biograd or Zadar.

The local boatyard undertakes repairs of wooden boats. A post office, medical service, railway station, several hostels and a camp site on Podvara point.

Sights: Sv Kasijan church (11 C?, renovated in 1673), on the islet in the harbour the ruins of the summer house of M. Valaresso, archbishop of Zadar (1470).