Other settlements on the island include the villages of Betina on the northwestern side and Jezera on the southeastern coast.

[1][2] The island is in the northwest part of the Šibenik archipelago, separated from the mainland by a 20 m (66 ft) wide sea canal at Tisno which is spanned by a short draw-bridge.

The island covers an area of about 18.7 km2 (7.2 sq mi),[3] and the highest point is the peak of Raduč at 125 metres (410 feet) above sea level.

Betina and Tisno were most likely built around the beginning of the 15th century, during the time of Ottoman attacks in the area.

In a naval battle in June 1944, the Yugoslav torpedo boat T7 - then part of the pro-Nazi Navy of the Independent State of Croatia - was driven aground on Murter and destroyed by Royal Navy Fairmile D motor torpedo boats.