Chelidoniae (islands)

natural · 550 BC – 2099 AD · location approximate

A group of islands located off Cape Gelidonya on the south coast of Anatolia, modern Beşadalar (Five Islands), Turkey. Ancient commentators vary on the number of islands in the group, some counting only the largest two.

Coordinates

36.19205, 30.40413

Also known as

Beş Adalar (tr), Beş Adalar, Beşadalar, Besadalar, Bes Adalar (tr), Chelidoniae

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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