Kalem Island
Island in Turkey
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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.[1] 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)
Native name: Kalem Adası | |
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NASA image showing Kalem Island and nearby Garip Islands | |
  Kalem Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Aegean Sea |
| Coordinates | 39°0′12″N 26°47′42″E |
| Administration | |
| İl (province) | İzmir Province |
| İlçe | Dikili |
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.[2]
Gallery
Northern tip of Kalem Island with hotel
Kalem Island southern coast- Coming around the south eastern tip of Kalem Island
Rocks on the southern tip of the coast of Kalem Island, Turkey
North west coastal tip of Kalem Island with hotel
North west coast of Kalem Island with hotel
Hotel on north west coast of Kalem Island
Rocks northwest of Kalem island
North eastern coast of Kalem Island
Kalem Island stratified rocks
Gap between Kalem Island south coast on right and mainland Bademli, Turkey- Unfinished hotel on east coast of Kalem Island
