The peninsula is located on the Adriatic, some 45 km southeast of the Croatian city of Dubrovnik, and controls access to Yugoslavia's naval base at Kotor Bay.
Peninsula este situata la Marea Adriatica, aproximativ 45km Sud-Est de orasul croat Dubrovnik, si are o pozitie strategica, permitand controlul asupra bazei navale a Iugoslaviei, Kotor Bay.