For 10 points, name this arm of the Mediterranean which lies between Italy and Croatia.
An island in this body of water produces a sheep's milk cheese called PaÂški Sir. The tide peaks in the northern part of this body of water which cause flooding are known in one language by a name meaning "high water." Most of the largest islands in this body of water lie in the Kvarner Gulf, including the aforementioned Pag Island as well as its two largest islands, Cres and Krk. One city on this body was formerly known as both Epidamnus and Dyrrhachium. Aside from DurrÃ«s, cities on this body of water include Dubrovnik and Trieste. This body of water, which is connected to the Ionian Sea by the Strait of Otranto, is home to ports such as Bari, Split, and Venice. For 10 points, name this arm of the Mediterranean which lies between Italy and Croatia.
An island in this body of water produces a sheep's milk cheese called PaÂški Sir.
Adriatic Sea [prompt on "Mediterranean Sea" before mention; accept Kvarner Gulf before "high water"]