Yumurtalık Island Explained

Yumurtalık Island
Native Name:Yumurtalık Adası
Native Name Lang:Turkish
Map:Turkey
Coordinates:36.7692°N 35.7969°W
Location:Mediterranean Sea
Area M2:or
Area Ha:-->
Country:Turkey
Country Admin Divisions Title:İl (province)
Country Admin Divisions:Adana Province
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:İlçe
Country Admin Divisions 1:Yumurtalık

Yumurtalık Island (also known as Atlas Island) is a small Mediterranean island in Yumurtalık ilçe (district) of Adana Province, Turkey.The midpoint of the island is at 36.7692°N 35.7969°W. It is situated about to the east of the port.

Its surface area is about . There is a small castle in the north of the island. The castle was built in the 11th century, [1] during the late Byzantine or Cilician Armenia era. It faces the castle in the main land (Aegeae). It was an auxiliary unit of the port. [2]

Sometimes the island is also called Kızkalesi with the very same story of the Kızkalesi (castle) in Mersin Province.

References

  1. http://www.fazturkey.com/detail/300/yumurtalik.aspx Faz Turkey page
  2. http://www.sosyalsanat.net/yumurtalik-adana-sahili-ayas-kalesi-ve-kiz-kalesi-manzaralari/ Adana coast page