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A drone view shows the beach and the Karin sea in Gornji Karin, Croatia. /Antonio Bronic/Reuters

Residents of a beautiful bay on Croatia's Adriatic coast are hoping that the place they have always called the Karin Sea can be officially designated the world's smallest sea, in the hope the new moniker can bring more tourism and further environmental protection.

The Karin Sea, which is located 30 kilometers east of the coastal city of Zadar and is home to protected marine life such as dolphins and sea turtles, covers an area of only about six square kilometers and locals say it is so small that a swimmer can cross it in a few strokes.

Tomo Aracic, head of the Karinska Riviera tourist association, says there are plans to apply to Guinness World Records to have the Karin Sea designated the world's smallest sea. At present, the smallest is Türkiye's Sea of Marmara, by Istanbul, which connects the Black Sea through the Bosporus to the Aegean Sea through the Dardanelles.

Locals say the Karin Sea can be crossed by a swimmer in just a few strokes. /Antonio Bronic/Reuters

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Guinness defines seas as "smaller bodies of water than oceans but still large water bodies, party enclosed by a land mass and connected to an ocean".

The Karin Sea has been marked as a sea on maps for centuries.

"This is the most beautiful sea for me. If we manage to do this, then it will be really great that [the sea] is known about," said local resident Danko Vivodinac.