Zut Island

Žut is the second-largest island in the Kornati archipelago, after Kornat itself, covering 14.83 square kilometres — making it the 28th largest island in Croatia and, with no permanent residents, the largest uninhabited island in the country. It sits between Pašman and Kornat, just outside the boundary of Kornati National Park, which means visitors don't need a park entry ticket to land here.

Despite its modest area, Žut has an unusually long, indented coastline of 45.9 kilometres, shaped by dozens of coves and bays. Its highest point, Gubavac, reaches 174 metres. The name is not Slavic, as it might appear — Croatian žut translates to yellow — but derives from the Latin junctus, referring to the island's historic closeness or attachment to Kornat. Centuries of slash-and-burn land use left the island largely bare of the maquis shrubland common elsewhere on the Adriatic coast, and it has never supported farmland or permanent settlement; only occasional fishermen and farmers from nearby Murter use it today.

ACI Marina Žut, on the western side of Žut harbour, operates from 1 April to 31 October with around 120 berths for yachts up to 40 metres, alongside a grocery store and restaurant. In 1944, an American B-24 bomber made a forced landing on Žutska Grba, on the island's coast, with its entire crew surviving.

The combination of marina facilities and empty, natural coastline is why many charter guests exploring Croatia anchor here for the afternoon.