Yassıca Island | |
Native Name: | Yassıca Ada |
Native Name Lang: | Turkish |
Map: | Turkey |
Coordinates: | 38.4108°N 26.7936°W |
Location: | Aegean Sea |
Area M2: | or |
Area Ha: | --> |
Country: | Turkey |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | İl (province) |
Country Admin Divisions: | İzmir Province |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | İlçe |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Urla |
Yassıca Island (Turkish: Yassıca Ada, literally, "flat island") is an island in the Gulf of İzmir, Turkey. Sometimes the island is also called Alman Adası ("German's Island").
The island is a part of the Urla ilçe (district) of İzmir Province.[1] Its distance to the nearest point on the mainland (Karaburun Peninsula of Anatolia) is about and to Pırnarlı Island is . Its surface area is .
The island is uninhabited, but the İzmir municipality has established a quay, a 400-meter beach and a restaurant in the southern part of the island. İzdeniz (İzmir municipality’s transportation company) operates regular ferry services from Konak and Karşıyaka terminals to the island.[2] The voyage time to Yassıca Island from the mainland is about 1.5 hours.