[{SlideShowNav}] !!!Dalmatian coastline, Croatia [{Image src='110hr.jpg' width='437' height='640' caption='Photo courtesy of NASA. ' popup='false' alt='Dalmatian coastline, Croatia' class='image_left'}] [{SET customtitle='Dalmatian coastline, Croatia'}] \\ This view features the Dalmatian coastline of Croatia around the city of Split [{GoogleMap location='Split, Kroatien' zoom='12'}]. Much of the region can be characterized by northwest-southeast oriented linear islands and embayments of the Adriatic Sea. This distinctive coastal geomorphology is the result of faulting caused by tectonic activity in the region and sea level rise.