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    Kalem Island

    Kalem Adası

    39°00′N 26°48′E

    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. It is close to Bademli town and its distance to main land (Anatolia) is about 400 metres (1,300 ft).

    Kalem Island stratified rocks
    Kalem Island stratified rocks

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    39°00′N 26°48′E

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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. 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) The island and Garip Island to the west were known as two of the three Arginusae islands (Greek: Ἀργινούσαι Arginóusai) in antiquity (the third island Canae is now a peninsula). The naval battle of Arginusae was fought around Kalem island in 406 B.C. The island is a private property. There is a hotel and a beach for tourists and divers.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Arginusae

    Also in North Aegean islands

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      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

    • Lesbos

      1,632 km²▲ 967 m

      Major islands

    • Rhodes

      1,400 km²▲ 1,213 m

      Major islands

    • Chios

      843 km²▲ 1,297 m

      Major islands

    • Samos

      476 km²▲ 1,443 m

      Major islands

    • Lemnos

      476 km²▲ 426 m

      Major islands

    • Thasos

      383 km²▲ 1,204 m

      Major islands

    • Karpathos

      300 km²▲ 1,215 m

      Major islands

    • Kos

      287 km²▲ 846 m

      Major islands

    Also in Aegean Islands

    • Crete

      8,256 km²▲ 2,456 m

      Major islands

    • Euboea

      3,655 km²▲ 1,743 m

      Major islands

    • Lesbos

      1,632 km²▲ 967 m

      Minor islands

    • Rhodes

      1,400 km²▲ 1,213 m

      Minor islands

    • Chios

      843 km²▲ 1,297 m

      Minor islands

    • Samos

      476 km²▲ 1,443 m

      Minor islands

    • Lemnos

      476 km²▲ 426 m

      Minor islands

    • Naxos

      429 km²▲ 1,001 m

      Minor islands

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    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia