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Orak Island (Çanakkale)

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An island in Turkey 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 TurkeyOrak IslandOrak Island
Geography
Coordinates39°55′07″N 26°04′25″E / 39.91861°N 26.07361°E / 39.91861; 26.07361
Administration
Turkey
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. 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. 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).

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