Kornati are the most indented and the densest archipelago of the european Mediterrane. The surface of NP "Kornati" is about 220 km˛ and includes 89 islands, islets and rocks with approximately 238 km of a coastline. The length of Kornati archipelago is 35 km, and it's width is 13 km. Land part of the park makes less then Ľ of it's total surface and more then ľ of it's surface is the sea. These islands are all private property and belong to the people of islands Murter and Dugi otok. The legend says that Kornati islands were made when God threw in the sea some white rocks that he had left from making of the world, and decided that he'd leave them as they were. .

Kornati islands have bizarre shapes and unusual relief structures. One of the most impressive natural phenomena of Kornati are cliffs on the islands facing the open sea.The highest cliff is on the island Klobucar (82 m), and the longest one is on the island Mana (1350 m). Under the sea the cliffs often go 100 m deep. On the other hand, the coastline facing the mainland descends mildly into pleasant shallow bays suitable for anchoring and swimming. Another creation on Kornati, not natural phenomena , but undoubtfully breathtaking, are kilometers of drywall which were built by pastry owners to prevent sheep from crossing from one pastry to another. The length of these drywalls is 70 km on the main island only.

The interesting work of men is also a fortress Tureta ( late Antique and early Mideval – probably 6th century ) on island Kornat, which probably served for protection from pirate attacks. At the foot of the hill of Tarac is an early Christian church from Byzantine era, Madonna of Tarac which is a place of pilgrimage for the inhabitants of Dugi otok and Murter every summer. Numerous bays serve as protection for boats and sailing boats and there are manny restructured fishermen's shelters on the coast.