SOLTA, an island in the central Dalmatian archipelago, west of the island of Brac; separated from the mainland by the Split Channel, from the Drvenik islands by the Solta Channel, and from the island of Brac by the Strait of Split; area 58.9 sq km; population 1,448 (length 19 km, width up to 5 km); the highest top is Vela Straza (237 m). A large karst field spreads in the island's interior, cultivated with various crops.