Sıçan Island

This article is about the island near Kaş. For the islet in Topçam, Konyaaltı, see Sıçan Islet.

Sıçan Island (Turkish: Sıçan Adası, also called fare Adası, literally "Mouse Island") is a Mediterranean island in Turkey. It is administratively a part of Kaş ilçe (district) of Antalya Province at 36°13′18″N 29°22′15″E.^[1]

Sıçan Island

Native name: Sıçan Adası
Sıçan Island
Geography
Location	Mediterranean Sea
Coordinates	36°13′18″N 29°22′15″E
Administration
Turkey
İl (province)	Antalya Province
İlçe	Kaş

In the past it was one of the Xenagorou islands (Ancient Greek: Ξεναγόρου νῆσοι).^[2][3]

The uninhabited island is a small circular island with an area of about 0.15 square kilometres (0.058 sq mi). The shortest distance to the main land (Anatolia) is about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi). Yılan Island, another island is to the south west of Sıçan Island. The island is ideal for underwater sports even for the beginners.^[4]