Yılan Island (Urla)

Yılan Island (Da Vinci Island)

Native name: Yılan Adası
Yılan Island (Da Vinci Island)
Geography
Location	Aegean Sea
Coordinates	38°19′52″N 26°40′39″E / 38.33111°N 26.67750°E / 38.33111; 26.67750Coordinates: 38°19′52″N 26°40′39″E / 38.33111°N 26.67750°E / 38.33111; 26.67750
Administration
Turkey
İl (province)	İzmir Province
İlçe	Urla

Yılan Island or Da Vinci Island (Turkish: Yılan Adası or Da Vinci Adası, literally "Snake Island") is an Aegean island of Turkey. It was formerly known in Greek as Nisida Erimo (Νησίδα Έρημο).

Administratively it is a part of Urla ilçe (district) of İzmir Province at

38°19′52″N 26°40′39″E / 38.33111°N 26.67750°E / 38.33111; 26.67750.^[1] It is almost at the center of Gülbahçe bay. The distance to the nearest point at the main land is about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi). The longest dimension of the uninhabited island is about 500 metres (1,600 ft).

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