Kızılada, Fethiye

Kızılada, fethiye
Kızılada
Geography
Location Fethiye Bay
Coordinates 36°39′28″N 29°02′47″E / 36.65772°N 29.04650°E / 36.65772; 29.04650Coordinates: 36°39′28″N 29°02′47″E / 36.65772°N 29.04650°E / 36.65772; 29.04650
Adjacent bodies of water Mediterranean Sea
Administration
Turkey
Province Muğla
District Fethiye

Kızılada, aka Kızıl Ada, is a Turkish island in the Mediterranean Sea situated in the Fethiye Bay, southwestern Turkey. It is 4 mi (6.4 km) off the coast of Fethiye district in Muğla Province.[1]

The island hosts also the 19-century Kızılada Lighthouse on its southern point,[2] which was redevelopped into a seafood restaurant in 2007 and a hostel with nine rooms in 2008.[3] Kızılada is a popular stopover for boat tours around Fethiye.[4]

Aviation accident

In the early hours of August 3, 1953, Air France Flight 152 en route Beirut, Lebanon from Rome, Italy made an emergency water landing in the Gulf of Fethiye 2 km (1.2 mi) off the island after losing an engine inflight. With the help of the keeper of the Kızılada Lighthouse, customs officials and fishermen, 38 people of the 8 aircrew and 34 passengers on board of the aircraft of type Lockheed L-749A Constellation survived the accident while four elderly passengers died by drowning.[5][6] The location of the aircraft's wreck underwater remains still unknown.[7]

Forestry

Named after its reddish-brown (Turkish: kızıl) appearance,[3] the island was forested again in 2014 with about 5,000 saplings of Turkish pine (Pinus brutia), laurel (Laurus nobilis), carob (Ceratonia siliqua) and Turkish sweetgum (Liquidambar orientalis). After plantation, the saplings were treated with banishing chemicals to protect them from wild goat (Capra aegagrus) and hare (Lepus) living on the island. The forested area makes out around 40% of the island, which is covered by scrub vegetation.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kızıl Ada Yeşile Bürünecek". Haberler (in Turkish). 2014-01-11. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  2. ↑ Kızılada Feneri (Map) (in Turkish). Wikimapia. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  3. 1 2 "Kızıl Ada'nın feneri, gezgin midelerin yeni gözdesi oldu". Sabah (in Turkish). 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  4. ↑ "Fethiye-Ölüdeniz-Kızılada-Fethiye". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  5. ↑ "F-BAZS - Constellation Air France" (in French). Avio Techno. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
  6. ↑ Selener, Necdet (1953-08-31). "Fethiye açıklarında denize inen Fransız yolcu uçağı". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-01-17.
  7. ↑ "Sudaki İzler "Uçuş No: 152"". İZ TV (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-01-17.
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