Yumurtalık Island
Native name: Yumurtalık Adası | ||
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İlçe Yumurtalık | | |
Yumurtalık Island (also known as Atlas Island) is a small
ilçe (district) of Adana Province, Turkey
.
The midpoint of the island is at 36°46′09″N 35°47′49″E / 36.76917°N 35.79694°E. It is situated about 300 metres (980 ft) to the east of the port.
Its surface area is about 6,000 square metres (65,000 sq ft). There is a small castle in the north of the island. The castle was built in the 11th century, Cilician Armenia era. It faces the castle in the main land (Aegeae). It was an auxiliary unit of the port. [2]
Sometimes the island is also called Kızkalesi with the very same story of the Kızkalesi (castle) in Mersin Province.