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Paklinski Islands

The Pakleni (pronounce.) or Paklinski islands are ...

Hvar, Croatia

The Pakleni (pronounce.) or Paklinski islands are located off the southwest coast of the island of Hvar, Croatia, opposite the entrance to the Hvar (city) harbour. The name is popularly translated as Hells' islands (pakleni: hellish), but it originally derives from paklina, an archaic word, from which pakleni too is derived, that means "tar", and in this case refers to the pine resin once used to coat ships that was harvested on these islands.