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 Elaphite Islands
ELAFITSKI OTOCI (Elaphite Islands), the common name of the islands northwest of Dubrovnik, separating the Kolocep Channel from the northern Dubrovnik Riviera. They stretch in the direction of the so-called Dinaric Trench (northwest - southeast).
The old historical name was first used by Pliny the Elder (1st c.) in his work Historia Naturalis, III, 152. The Greek name (elafos: deer) indicates that such game could have been found on the islands.
The group comprises the following islands: Jakljan, Sipan, Ruda, Lopud, Kolocep and Daksa (some also include Lokrum), as well as several smaller islands - Olipa, Tajan, Crkvine and Sveti Andrija (St. Andrew). |
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ELAPHITE ISLANDS 
