# Andrija Mohorovičić — Krk Connection (1857–1936)

> Andrija Mohorovičić — Croatian geophysicist whose discovery of the Mohorovičić Discontinuity (the boundary between Earth's crust and mantle) earned him international scientific recognition — was born in Volosko near Opatija, with broader Kvarner-area connections that include the Krk-Adriatic region.

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Andrija Mohorovičić — Croatian geophysicist whose discovery of the Mohorovičić Discontinuity (the boundary between Earth's crust and mantle) earned him international scientific recognition — was born in Volosko near Opatija, with broader Kvarner-area connections that include the Krk-Adriatic region.

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