Çiçek Islands

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Çiçek Islands is an island group in the Gulf of İzmir, Turkey, located off the coast of Urla. The island group includes Akça, , Pırnarlı Island, Yassıca Island, Arap Islets, and Körtaş Islets.[1][2] Çiçek Islands are considered as an Important Bird Area.[3]

Geography[]

The island group includes Akça, , Pırnarlı Island, Yassıca Island, Arab Islets, and Körtaş Islets.[1][2] It is located in the Gulf of İzmir, off the coast of Urla.

Geology[]

Çiçek Islands were formed during the Middle Miocene geological period.[4]

Flora and fauna[]

Quercus ilex, Quercus coccifera, Pistacia lentiscus, Phillyrea latifolia, Arbutus unedo, and Olea europea are the most common plants on the island group.[5] It houses a significant amount of Caspian gulls (Larus cachinnans).[5] For this reason, it is considered as an Important Bird Area.[3] It also hosts the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus).[5]

Economy[]

The islands, which are uninhabited, are important destinations for daily tourism.[5] There are fish farms off the shores of the islands.[5][6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Tolon, Mahmut (19 July 2019). "Urla adaları isimleri". Gözlem Gazetesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b Tolon, Mahmut (29 March 2019). "Uluç Hanhan ile Urla Adaları üzerine..." (in Turkish). yarimada.org. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Çiçek Islands". BirdLife International. Archived from the original on 2020-11-29. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  4. ^ Göktaş, Fikret (2016). "İzmir -Dış- Körfezi'ndeki Adaların Neojen Stratigrafisi" [Neogene Stratigraphy of the İzmir -Outer- Bay Islands] (PDF). Mineral Research and Exploration Journal (in Turkish) (152): 1–24. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Çiçek Adaları" (in Turkish). Doğa Derneği. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  6. ^ Yıldırım, Şükrü; Özden, Osman (2007). "Ağ Kafeslerde Balık Yetiştiriciliğine Uygun Deniz Sahası Belirlenmesinde Örnek Bir Çalışma" [A Sample Study in Determining Appropriate Marine Site Selection for Net Cage Culture] (PDF). E.U. Journal of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences (in Turkish). 24 (1–2): 185–189.

Coordinates: 38°24′N 26°47′E / 38.400°N 26.783°E / 38.400; 26.783

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