Ayvalık Islands
Ayvalık Islands are the group of islands around
Ayvalık district ofTurkey inBalıkesir Province in the NortheasternAegean Sea . There are 22 islands and numerous rocks in the group, withCunda Island , now a peniinsula, being the largest. People live only on Cunda and Lale Islands. Cunda and Lale islands are linked to Ayvalık on the mainland, by a causeway enabling transportation by car. Cunda also has a ferry link from the main town, Alibey, to Ayvalık during the summer.Wild life can be observed on the other islands, especially wild rabbits on Ilyosta Island. Also, those islands are the main points of interest to tourists as having small beaches and bays.
List of islands
Ayvalık Islands are also referred to as Yund Islands or Cunda Islands in some sources. The islands are called "Hekatonisa" which means "odorous islands" by the
Greeks . The Greek name has different spellings such as Hekatonesos, Apollonnesos, Hekatonnesoi or Hekatos.* Akoğlu Island / Kedi adası (Kopano)
*Cunda Island / Alibey Adası (Nesos=Ada, Mosko, Yunda, Moshonisi, Moshinos=Kokuluada)
* Çıplak Island (Chalkis, Cimno)
* Çiçek Island (Argistra, Angistri)
* Gizli kayalar Island / Secret Rocks (Petro=Rock)
* Göz Island
* Güvercin Island / Kızlar Manastırı Island / Madiens' Monastery Island (St. Giorgio / Aya Yorgi)
* Hasır Island (Sefiri)
* İkiz Kayalar Island / Twin Rocks (Daskali, Daskalio)
* İlyosta Büyük / Güneş / Fener / Grand Ilyosta Island (Ilyosta, Eleos=Güneş, Oilios)
* İlyosta Küçük / Yumurta /Little Ilyosta Island (Kilyosta, Eleos Pulo)
* Kalemli Island (Kalamaki)
* Kara Island / Balkan / Kutu (Kudho)
* Kara ada Island / Kamış adası / Akvaryum (Kalamo, Kalamos)
* Küçük Karaada Island
* Büyük Karaada Island / Balık adası / Tavşan (Psariano=Balık)
* Kayabaşı Island
* Kılavuz Island / Mosko / Pınar / Klavuz (Mosko Pulo)
* Kız Island (Ulya)
* Kumru Island
* Lale Island / Dolap / Soğan (Kromido)
* Büyük Maden Island / Maden (Pirgo, Pordoselene, Pirgos=kale)
* Küçük Maden Island
* Melina Island
* Mırmırcalar Island
* Pirgos kayalıkları (Rocks)
* Poyraz Island / İncirli / Yellice (Leyah)
* Sazlı Island / Oker
* Taş Island(Klavo)
* Taşlı Island
* Tavuk Island (St Yoannis)
* Tüzüner Island
* Yalnız Island
* Yelken Island
* Yuvarlak Island (Kalamo Pulo)ee also
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List of islands of Turkey
*Aegean Islands
*Cunda Island
* [http://www.ayvalikda.com Ayvalık]
* [http://www.cundadan.com Cunda]
* [http://www.cundadan.com/FR/INDEX.HTML Cunda Fr]
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* [http://www.sarimsaklida.com/sarimsaklidaen/index.html Sarımsaklı en]
* [http://www.sarimsaklida.com/russian/index.html Sarımsaklı Russian]
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