36°10′57″N 30°24′19″E / 36.182520°N 30.405265°E
Beşadalar or Beş Adalar ( Turkish meaning "five islands"; Italian: Celidoni) is a group of islands off Cape Gelidonya on the south coast of Anatolia, Turkey. The largest island is named Devecitaşı Ada.
Stephanus of Byzantium mentions two rocks, [1] according to Phavorinus, one called Corudela, and the other Melanippeia; but the position is not mentioned. Scylax also mentions only two. According to Strabo, the Taurus Mountains first attains a great elevation opposite to the Chelidoniae, which are islands situated at the commencement of the sea-coast of Pamphylia, or on the borders of Lycia and Pamphylia. They were off the Hiera Acra ( Cape Gelidonya), three in number, rugged, and of the same extent, distant about five stadia from one another, and six stadia from the coast; one of them having an anchorage or port. [2] Dionysius Periegetes, mention three islands. [3] Pliny, who places these islands opposite to the Tauri promontorium, mentions three, and observes that they are dangerous to navigators; [4] but no dangers were discovered by Beaufort.
There are five islands off Cape Gelidonya: two of these islands are from four to five hundred feet high; the other three are small and barren. [5]
The Italian name for the islands (Celidoni), derived from the Greek name Chelidoniae. [6]
- Beşadalar (Beş Adalar, Şıldanlar, Kutsal Kayalar, Gelidonya, Helidonya, Kırlangıç Adaları, Taşlıkburnu, Yardımcı Burnu, Chelidoniae Insulae, Chelidoniai, Celidoni, Chelidonia, Chelidonides nisoi, Χελιδονίδες νῆσοι, Χελιδόνιαι, Πέντε Νησιά)
- Ateş Island (Poligon, Atış)
- Devecitaşı Island (Melanippeia, Uzunada)
- Meşe Island (Korydela, Corudela)
- Suluada Island (Sulada, Sulu Ada, Krambusa, Krambousa, Crambusa, Grambúsa, Granbusa, Garabusa, Cambruxa, Ixola de Cambro, Karayoza, Karaboğaz, Dionysias, Κραμπούσα)
- Topuk Taşı Islet
The islands are a refuge for seals on the south coast of Turkey. [7]
- ^ Steph. B. s. v. Χελιδόνιοι
- ^ Strabo, pp. 520, 651, 666.
- ^ Dionysius of Alexandria, Guide to the Inhabited World, §500
- ^ Plin. v. 33.
- ^ Beaufort, Karamania, p. 38.
- ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), Chelidoniae Insulae
- ^ Food and Agriculture Organization (1982). Mammals in the Seas: Report. Vol. 4. United Nations. p. 241. ISBN 9789251005149. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain:
Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Chelidoniae Insulae".
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
36°10′57″N 30°24′19″E / 36.182520°N 30.405265°E
Beşadalar or Beş Adalar ( Turkish meaning "five islands"; Italian: Celidoni) is a group of islands off Cape Gelidonya on the south coast of Anatolia, Turkey. The largest island is named Devecitaşı Ada.
Stephanus of Byzantium mentions two rocks, [1] according to Phavorinus, one called Corudela, and the other Melanippeia; but the position is not mentioned. Scylax also mentions only two. According to Strabo, the Taurus Mountains first attains a great elevation opposite to the Chelidoniae, which are islands situated at the commencement of the sea-coast of Pamphylia, or on the borders of Lycia and Pamphylia. They were off the Hiera Acra ( Cape Gelidonya), three in number, rugged, and of the same extent, distant about five stadia from one another, and six stadia from the coast; one of them having an anchorage or port. [2] Dionysius Periegetes, mention three islands. [3] Pliny, who places these islands opposite to the Tauri promontorium, mentions three, and observes that they are dangerous to navigators; [4] but no dangers were discovered by Beaufort.
There are five islands off Cape Gelidonya: two of these islands are from four to five hundred feet high; the other three are small and barren. [5]
The Italian name for the islands (Celidoni), derived from the Greek name Chelidoniae. [6]
- Beşadalar (Beş Adalar, Şıldanlar, Kutsal Kayalar, Gelidonya, Helidonya, Kırlangıç Adaları, Taşlıkburnu, Yardımcı Burnu, Chelidoniae Insulae, Chelidoniai, Celidoni, Chelidonia, Chelidonides nisoi, Χελιδονίδες νῆσοι, Χελιδόνιαι, Πέντε Νησιά)
- Ateş Island (Poligon, Atış)
- Devecitaşı Island (Melanippeia, Uzunada)
- Meşe Island (Korydela, Corudela)
- Suluada Island (Sulada, Sulu Ada, Krambusa, Krambousa, Crambusa, Grambúsa, Granbusa, Garabusa, Cambruxa, Ixola de Cambro, Karayoza, Karaboğaz, Dionysias, Κραμπούσα)
- Topuk Taşı Islet
The islands are a refuge for seals on the south coast of Turkey. [7]
- ^ Steph. B. s. v. Χελιδόνιοι
- ^ Strabo, pp. 520, 651, 666.
- ^ Dionysius of Alexandria, Guide to the Inhabited World, §500
- ^ Plin. v. 33.
- ^ Beaufort, Karamania, p. 38.
- ^ Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), Chelidoniae Insulae
- ^ Food and Agriculture Organization (1982). Mammals in the Seas: Report. Vol. 4. United Nations. p. 241. ISBN 9789251005149. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain:
Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Chelidoniae Insulae".
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.