Kunë Island

Kune Island (Albanian: Ishulli i Kunes) is an island located off the coast of Albania in the Adriatic Sea. The island lies in the delta of the river Drin near the city of Lezha and has an area of 1.4 square kilometres (0.5 sq mi). The island is 1.5 kilometres (0.9 miles) from the coast.^[1] Kune island features extravagant and varied plant life, including plants such as small Mediterranean shrubs to ash and willow forests. Wildlife is abundant as well. The island is home to around seventy species of birds, twenty-two species of reptiles, six species of amphibians and twenty-three species of mammals.

Kune Island

Landscape around the island
Kune Island
Geography
Location	Lagoon of Merxhan
Coordinates	41°45′47″N 19°34′54″E
Area	1.4 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Area rank	2nd
Highest elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Administration
Albania
County	Lezhë County
Municipality	Shëngjin

Nearby are the beaches of Tale and Kune which goes by the same name.

See also

• Kunë-Vain-Tale Nature Reserve