Saplı Islet

Native name: Saplı Ada
Path between the mainland and the islet from the east
Saplı Islet
Geography
Location	Mediterranean Sea
Coordinates	36°07′48″N 33°17′41″E / 36.13000°N 33.29472°E / 36.13000; 33.29472
Administration
Turkey
İl (province)	Mersin Province
İlçe	Aydıncık

Saplı Islet (Turkish: Saplı Ada, meaning "Island with a handle", also called Boynuince Islet) is a Mediterranean tombolo of Turkey. The island is at the Yenikaş coast which is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of Aydıncık ilçe (district) of Mersin Province. At 36°07′48″N 33°17′41″E / 36.13000°N 33.29472°E / 36.13000; 33.29472 it forms the west wall of the bay named Soğuksu. Its distance to Mersin is about 177 kilometres (110 mi)

The surface area of the tombolo is about 17×10³ square metres (1.8×10⁵ sq ft). It is connected to the main land by a short path. There are ruins of the antiquity on the islet. Although currently there is no archaeological excavation on the islet, it is included in SİT areas in Turkey.^[1]

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