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Kalem Island (Turkish: Kalem Adası, literally "Pen Island") is an Aegean island of Turkey. Administratively, the island is a part of Dikili ilçe (district) of İzmir Province at 9°0′12″N 26°47′42″E.[1] It is close to Bademli town and its distance to main land (Anatolia) is about 400 metres (1,300 ft). It is a narrow island where the maximum length in the north to south direction is about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi)

Kalem Island

Native name: Kalem Adası
Kalem Island
Geography
Location	Aegean Sea
Coordinates	39°0′12″N 26°47′42″E
Administration
Turkey
İl (province)	İzmir Province
İlçe	Dikili

The island and Garip Island to the west were known as Arginusae islands (Greek: Ἀργινούσαι Arginóusai) in antiquity. The naval battle of Arginusae was fought around Kalem island in 406 B.C.

Presently the island is a private property. There is a hotel and a beach for the tourists and the divers.[2]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Kalem Island

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[ru] Калем (остров)

Калем[2] (тур. Kalem Adasi — «карандаш») — небольшой остров в Эгейском море близ побережья Малой Азии в Турции. Располагается в проливе Митилини к юго-востоку от греческого острова Лесбос. С юга закрывает бухту Бадемлилиман, гавань города Бадемли[en][2]. Административно относится к району Дикили в иле Измир.

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