The Adriatic Sea separates the Italian and Balkan peninsulas. The surface area of the Adriatic is 139,000 square kilometers and it has 3,739 kilometers of coastline. Of the six countries bordering along the Adriatic, Bosnia-Herzegovina has 20 kilometers of frontage along the coast. It has the second smallest coastline in the world.
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Emys orbicularis - Pond turtles can be found in lentic areas throughout Southern and Central Europe; lentic denotes areas of slow moving waters such as ponds and lakes. After reaching sexual maturity, 5 to 6 years, the female will lay her first clutch of eggs. She will use her tail and hind legs to dig a hole, then deposit 8 to 10 eggs. Female parental investment ends once the nest is covered up. The temperature of the egg chamber will determine the gender of the hatchlings; below 25 C. results in males, above 30 C. results in females.
