Šipan (Serbo-croatian: [ʃǐpan]), also known as Sipano (Italian: Giuppana) is the largest of the Elaphiti Islands. It is northwest of Dubrovnik, Croatia; separated from the mainland coast by the Koločepski Channel; area ; The island is in length, and up to in width. It is the largest island in this group and its highest point is above sea level. Two limestone crests, the higher (Velji Vrh, 243 m) in the northeast and the lower in the southeast surround a dolomite depression, on which olives, …