Yassıca Island Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.haritatr.com/harita/Yassicaada/11515 Map page
  2. https://www.izmirliyiz.com/izmir_187-yassica-ada-alman-adasi.html İzmir citizen page