Great_Ilyosta_Island

Büyük Ilyosta Island

Büyük Ilyosta Island

Island in Turkey

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]

Quick Facts Native name: Büyük İlyosta Adası, Geography ...

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.

References

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    "Ayvalık periodical" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
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