Island · Antalya
Yılan Ada
Yılan Island is a Mediterranean island in Turkey. It is administratively a part of Kaş ilçe (district) of Antalya Province at 36°12′53″N 29°21′17″E.
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°12′53″N 29°21′17″E.
In the past it was one of the Xenagorou islands (Ancient Greek: Ξεναγόρου νῆσοι).
The uninhabited island is a long island where the longer dimension (south west to north east) is over 2 kilometres (1.2 mi). The shortest distance to the main land (Anatolia) is about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi). Sıçan 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.
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The closest 8 places around Yılan Ada; sorted without regard to province borders.
Distances are as the crow flies; driving distance may be longer.
Kekova
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Iç Ada, Antalya
İç Ada is a Turkish islet near Kaş in the homonymous district of Antalya province.
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Suluada
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Sıçan Islet
Sıçan Island is an islet in the Gulf of Antalya. In the history the islet had a number of names.
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Sıçan Island
Sıçan Island is a Mediterranean island in Turkey. It is administratively a part of Kaş ilçe (district) of Antalya Province at 36°13′18″N 29°22′15″E.
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Dolichiste
Doliche or Dolichiste was an island noted by ancient geographers in the Mediterranean Sea off the Lycian coast, in Asia Minor, now called Kekova (or…
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