Yelkenli Island
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Native name: Yelkenli Adası | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Mediterranean Sea |
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| Administration | |
| İl (province) | Mersin Province |
| İlçe | Aydımcık |
Yelkenli Island (Turkish: Yelkenli Ada, literally "sailboat Island) is a Mediterranean island in Turkey. It is administratively a part of Aydıncık ilçe (district) of Mersin Province at Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found..
The uninhabited island has an area of only 650 square metres (7,000 sq ft). It is almost merged to the mainland (Anatolia) and close to the Aydıncık Cave a famous cave. Aydıncık Islands are about 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) to the west. Yelkenli Island is known as a breeding location of Mediterranean gull and Mediterranean monk seal.[1]
