Yelkenli Island
Native name: Yelkenli Adası | |
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![]() ![]() Yelkenli Island | |
Geography | |
Location | Mediterranean Sea |
Coordinates | 36°08′19″N 33°21′55″E / 36.13861°N 33.36528°ECoordinates: 36°08′19″N 33°21′55″E / 36.13861°N 33.36528°E |
Administration | |
Turkey | |
İl (province) | Mersin Province |
İlçe | Aydımcık |
Yelkenli Island (Turkish: Yelkenli Ada, literally "sailboat Island) is a Mediterranean island in Turkey. It is administratively a part of Aydıncık ilçe (district) of Mersin Province at 36°08′19″N 33°21′55″E / 36.13861°N 33.36528°E.
The uninhabited island has an area of only 650 square metres (7,000 sq ft). The island is almost merged to the mainland (Anatolia) and close to the Aydıncık Cave a famous cave. Aydıncık Islands are about 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) to the west. Yelkenli Island is known as a breeding location of Mediterranean gull and Mediterrean monk seal.[1]
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Categories:
- Islands of Mersin Province
- Islands of Turkey
- Aydıncık District (Mersin)
- Mediterranean islands