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Göcek Island is a Mediterranean island of Turkey.

Göcek Island

Native name: Göcek Adası
Göcek Island
Geography
Location	Mediterranean Sea
Coordinates	36°43′36″N 28°56′21″E
Administration
Turkey
İl (province)	Muğla Province
İlçe	Fethiye

Administratively the island is a part of Fethiye ilçe (district) of Muğla Province at 36°43′36″N 28°56′21″E.[1] The island faces Göcek a touristic town and a small port. The island is a natural breakwater and it protects Göcek from most of the winds. The length of the island (from north to south) is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi). Its distance to nearest coast (Anatolia) is about 700 metres (2,300 ft).

The island is uninhabited. But there are beaches in both the east and the west shore and there is a quay in the east shore (so called İncirli) for boat services from Göcek.[2]

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