The island of Ugljan is connected to the island of Pasman by the channel of Zdrelac. Pasman as well as Ugljan goes along the shore of mainland, divided from mainland by the picturesque channel of Pasman with many pearl like small islands. Sea current changes every six hours so this sea is one of the cleanest in Adriatic's.

From the island of Ugljan it is divided by the channel of Mali Zdrelac, until recently very shallow, that was built in 1883, and in 1979 it was deepened to 4 m. The island of Pasman has around 60 km2 and it is inhabited continuously since prehistoric times.

Most of the 3100 inhabitants of the island are traditionally involved in fishery and agriculture, and until recently in tourism and they live mostly in the villages in the north east side of the island: Ždrelac, Banj, Dobro Poljana, Neviđane, Mrljane, Barotul, Pašman, Kraj, Ugrinić and Tkon.