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Büyük Ilyosta Island (literally "Great Ilyosta Island", also called Güneş Island ("Sun Island") is an Aegean island of Turkey. The name of the island is a changed form of the Greek name Eleos.[1]

Büyük İlyosta Island

Native name: Büyük İlyosta Adası
Büyük İlyosta Island
Büyük İlyosta Island
Geography
Location	Aegean Sea
Coordinates	39°19′36″N 26°32′14″E
Administration
Turkey
İl (province)	Balıkesir Province
İlçe	Ayvalık

The island at 39°19′36″N 26°32′14″E is a part of Ayvalık ilçe (district) of Balıkesir Province. Although the name of the island has the modifier "great" it is actually a medium size island of about 1 square kilometre (0.39 sq mi). Its distance to main land (Anatolia) is about 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) and to Greek island Lesbos is 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi). The sea around the island is a popular diving spot.

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