Bulwer’s Island

Yassıada, known as Plati in Greek times and officially renamed Democracy and Freedom Island in 2013, is one of the in the Sea of Marmara, to the southeast of .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Turkey
  • Also known as: “Democracy and Freedom Island”, “Demokrasi ve Özgürlük Adası”, “Plati Island”, and “Yassıada”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Oxia Island.

Islet
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Sivriada also known as Hayırsızada, is one of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near . The island, which has an area of 0.05 km², is officially a neighbourhood in the Adalar district of , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burgazada and Kınalıada.

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, or Burgaz Adası, is the third largest of the in the Sea of Marmara, near , . It is officially a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Adalar, , .

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is the fourth largest inhabited island in the in the Sea of Marmara; near , Turkey. It is also the closest of the islands to the mainland, lying about 12 kilometres to the south.

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, or Heybeli Ada, is the second largest of the in the Sea of Marmara, near , . It is officially a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Adalar, , . is situated 9 km east of Bulwer’s Island.

Bulwer’s Island

Latitude
40.86486° or 40° 51′ 54″ north
Longitude
28.9936° or 28° 59′ 37″ east
Elevation
34 metres (112 feet)
Open location code
8GGCVX7V+WC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 144009911
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
737951
Wiki­data ID
Q1972163
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Satellite Map

Discover Bulwer’s Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uighur—“Bulwer’s Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة ياصي”
  • Arabic: “ياسي أدا”
  • Arabic: “ياصى آطه”
  • Arabic: “ياصي أطه”
  • Azerbaijani: “Yassıada”
  • Cebuano: “Yassıada”
  • Chinese: “普拉忒亚岛”
  • Dutch: “Yassiada”
  • Dutch: “Yassıada”
  • French: “Yassiada”
  • French: “Yassıada”
  • German: “Yassıada”
  • Greek: “Γιασάντα”
  • Greek: “Πλάτη Plati”
  • Greek: “Πλάτη”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Demokrasi dan Kebebasan”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Yassıada”
  • Indonesian: “Yassıada”
  • Italian: “Yassıada”
  • Japanese: “プラテイア島”
  • Japanese: “ヤッスアダ島”
  • Japanese: “ヤッス島”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Yassıada”
  • Persian: “یاسی آدا”
  • Russian: “остров демократии и свободы”
  • Russian: “Яссыада”
  • Spanish: “Yassiada”
  • Spanish: “Yassıada”
  • Turkish: “Demokrasi ve Özgürlükler Adası”
  • Turkish: “Yassıada”
  • Uighur: “ياسسى ئارىلى”

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