Yılan Island

Yılan Island (Turkish: Yılan Adası, literally Snake Island) is a Mediterranean island in Turkey. It is administratively a part of Kaş ilçe (district) of Antalya Province at 36°12′53″N 29°21′17″E.[1]

This article is about Yılan Island in Antalya Province. For Yılanlı Island in Mersin Province, see Yılanlı Island.
Sıçan Island
Native name:
Sıçan Adası
Sıçan Island
Geography
LocationMediterranean Sea
Coordinates36°12′53″N 29°21′17″E
Administration
İl (province)Antalya Province
İlçeKaş

At the past it was one of the Xenagorou islands (Ancient Greek: Ξεναγόρου νῆσοι).[2][3]

The uninhabited island is a long island where the longer dimension (south west to north east) is over 2 kilometres (1.2 mi). The shortest distance to the main land (Anatolia) is about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi).Sıçam Island, a smaller island is to the north east of Yılan Island. The deep sea to the southern shore of the island is ideal for underwater sports.[4]

References
  1. Map page
  2. Xenagorou nesoi
  3. ANONYMOUS, STADIASMUS OF THE GREAT SEA, § 245 and § 246
  4. Antalya destination page (in Turkish)
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