Yılan Island Explained

Yilan Island
Native Name:Yilan Adası
Native Name Lang:Turkish
Map:Turkey
Coordinates:36.2147°N 29.3547°W
Location:Mediterranean Sea
Area M2:or
Area Ha:-->
Country:Turkey
Country Admin Divisions Title:İl (province)
Country Admin Divisions:Antalya Province
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:İlçe
Country Admin Divisions 1:Kaş

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 36.2147°N 29.3547°W.[1]

At the past it was one of the Xenagorou islands (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ξεναγόρου νῆσοι).[2] [3]

The uninhabited island is a long island where the longer dimension (south west to north east) is over . The shortest distance to the main land (Anatolia) is about .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. http://www.haritamap.com/yer/yilan-adasi-kas Map page
  2. https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/brill-s-new-pauly/xenagorou-nesoi-e12212350 Xenagorou nesoi
  3. https://el.wikisource.org/wiki/Σταδιασμός_ήτοι_περίπλους_της_μεγάλης_θαλάσσης ANONYMOUS, STADIASMUS OF THE GREAT SEA, § 245 and § 246
  4. http://www.antalyadestination.com/page/kalkan_dalis_noktasi_216 Antalya destination page