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Orak Island (Çanakkale)

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This article is about the island in Çanakkale Province. For other islands with the same name, see Orak Island (disambiguation).
Orak Island
Native name:
Orak Adası
Orak Island is located in Turkey
Orak Island
Orak Island
Geography
Coordinates39°55′07″N 26°04′25″E / 39.91861°N 26.07361°E / 39.91861; 26.07361
Administration
İl (province)Çanakkale Province
İlçeEzine

Orak Island, known in Greek as Drepano (Δρέπανο), is an uninhabited Aegean island in Turkey. Its ancient name was Drepano.[1] It is a part of Tavşan Islands. The island is at 39°55′07″N 26°04′25″E / 39.91861°N 26.07361°E / 39.91861; 26.07361. Administratively it is in Ezine ilçe (district) of Çanakkale Province.[2] Its distance to the Anatolian coast is 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi), to Bozcaada is 9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi) and to Çanakkale is 38 kilometres (24 mi).

References

  1. ^ Geoname
  2. ^ Map page


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