Orak Island (Çanakkale)

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. 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).

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
Geography
Coordinates39°55′07″N 26°04′25″E
Administration
İl (province)Çanakkale Province
İlçeEzine

References
  1. Geoname
  2. Map page


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