Çelebi Island is an Aegean island in Turkey.
Native name: Çelebi Adası | |
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Geography | |
Location | Aegean Sea |
Coordinates | 37°00′29″N 27°21′34″E / 37.00806°N 27.35944°E |
Area | 0.1 km2 (0.039 sq mi) |
Administration | |
İl (province) | Muğla Province |
İlçe | Bodrum |
The island at 37°00′29″N 27°21′34″E / 37.00806°N 27.35944°E is a part of Bodrum ilçe (district) of Muğla Province.[1] It is situated in the center of a gulf facing Bitez. Its distance to Bodrum is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi)[1] Its area is about 0.1 kilometres (0.062 mi).
Recently, the visitors had brought five rabbits to the uninhabited island. Without a predator, the rabbits multiplied quickly and they began to threaten the plant cover of the island. Although the municipality tried to feed the rabbits they face the risk of starvation [2]