Yumurtalık Island (also known as Atlas Island) is a small Mediterranean island in Yumurtalık ilçe (district) of Adana Province, Turkey. The midpoint of the island is at 36°46′09″N 35°47′49″E. It is situated about 300 metres (980 ft) to the east of the port.
Native name: Yumurtalık Adası | |
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Yumurtalık Island | |
Geography | |
Location | Mediterranean Sea |
Coordinates | 36°46′09″N 35°47′49″E |
Administration | |
Turkey | |
İl (province) | Adana Province |
İlçe | Yumurtalık |
Its surface area is about 6,000 square metres (65,000 sq ft). There is a small castle in the north of the island. The castle was built in the 11th century, [1] during the late Byzantine or Cilician Armenia era. It faces the castle in the main land (Aegeae). It was an auxiliary unit of the port. [2]
Sometimes the island is also called Kızkalesi with the very same story of the Kızkalesi (castle) in Mersin Province.
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Black Sea |
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Marmara Sea |
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Aegean Sea |
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Mediterranean |
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Lake Van |
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