Büyük Ilyosta Island
Güneş Adası
39°20′N 26°32′E
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.
Terrain
39°20′N 26°32′E
Overview
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. 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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Nearest islands
- Yellice Adası5.5 km
- Pınar Adası5.9 km
- Çıplak Island6.5 km
- Büyük Maden Island7.7 km
- Cunda Island9.0 km
- Lale Island14 km
Also in Ayvalık Islands
Cunda Island
23.7 km²▲ 81 m
Major islands
Büyük Maden Island
3 km²▲ 105 m
Major islands
Çıplak Island
2.3 km²▲ 50 m
Minor islands
Pınar Adası
1 km²▲ 86 m
Minor islands
Yellice Adası
0.64 km²▲ 55 m
Minor islands
Lale Island
0.5 km²▲ 36 m
Minor islands
Gez Island
0.45 km²▲ 74 m
Minor islands
Çiçek Island
0.3 km²▲ 22 m
Minor islands
Also in East Aegean Islands
Also in North Aegean islands
Lesbos
1,632 km²▲ 967 m
Major islands
Chios
843 km²▲ 1,297 m
Major islands
Lemnos
476 km²▲ 426 m
Major islands
Thasos
383 km²▲ 1,204 m
Major islands
Imbros
283 km²▲ 673 m
Major islands
Samothrace
180 km²▲ 1,611 m
Minor islands
Agios Efstratios
41.7 km²▲ 297 m
Minor islands
Psara
38.6 km²▲ 64 m
Minor islands
Also in Sporades
Also in Aegean Islands
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Facts
Photographs
- Big İlyosta island - Ayvalık "diving" - panoramio. collage bird's eye v… / CC BY-SA 3.0