Saplı Islet | |
Native Name: | Saplı Ada |
Native Name Lang: | Turkish |
Map: | Turkey |
Coordinates: | 36.13°N 33.2947°W |
Location: | Mediterranean Sea |
Country: | Turkey |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | İl (province) |
Country Admin Divisions: | Mersin Province |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | İlçe |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Aydıncık |
Saplı Islet (Turkish: Saplı Ada, meaning "Island with a handle", also called Boynuince Islet) is a Mediterranean tombolo of Turkey.The island is at the Yenikaş coast which is located west of Aydıncık ilçe (district) of Mersin Province. At 36.13°N 33.2947°W it forms the west wall of the bay named Soğuksu. Its distance to Mersin is about
The surface area of the tombolo is about . It is connected to the main land by a short path. There are ruins of the antiquity on the islet. Although currently there is no archaeological excavation on the islet, it is included in SİT areas in Turkey.[1]