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Malsori Island (Ishulli i Malësorit in Albanian) is an island in the north of Albania, in the Bojana river.

Malsori Island

Geography
Coordinates	42°00′30″N 19°27′38″E
Area	0.4 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Highest elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Administration
Albania

Name

In the Albanian language Malësor (Malsor in the north dialect) means Highlander, so Malësori island means "The Highlander Island."

Geography

Malësori island is located in the Buna river, in the Dajç municipal unit, Shkodër County, and it has an area of around 40 hectares or 0.4 square km. that makes it the third biggest island in Albania. Around the island are some villages, the nearest of which is Darragjat, and is less than 5 kilometers from Skadar Lake.

Demography

Malësori Island has no civil population, like other islands in Albania.

This article does not cite any sources. (September 2012)

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