Kalem Island

Native name: Kalem Adası
NASA image showing Kalem Island and nearby Garip Islands
Kalem Island
Geography
Location	Aegean Sea
Coordinates	39°0′12″N 26°47′42″E / 39.00333°N 26.79500°E / 39.00333; 26.79500 (Kalem)
Administration
Turkey
İl (province)	İzmir Province
İlçe	Dikili

Kalem Island (Turkish: Kalem Adası, literally "Pen Island") is an Aegean island of Turkey. Administratively, the island is a part of Dikili ilçe (district) of İzmir Province at 9°0′12″N 26°47′42″E / 9.00333°N 26.79500°E / 9.00333; 26.79500.^[1] It is close to Bademli town and its distance to main land (Anatolia) is about 400 metres (1,300 ft). It is a narrow island where the maximum length in the north to south direction is about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi)

The island and Garip Island to the west were known as Arginusae islands (Greek: Ἀργινούσαι Arginóusai) in antiquity. The naval battle of Arginusae was fought around Kalem island in 406 B.C.

Presently the island is a private property. There is a hotel and a beach for the tourists and the divers.^[2]

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