Cunda Island
A view from Cunda Island (Alibey Island) | |
Cunda Island Cunda Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39°21′38″N 26°38′34″E / 39.36056°N 26.64278°E |
| Area | 26.8 km2 (10.3 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Balıkesir |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 3,321 |
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Cunda Island, also called Alibey Island, (Turkish: Cunda Adası, Alibey Adası), Greek Moschonisi (Greek: Μοσχονήσι or Μοσχόνησος), is the largest of the Ayvalık Islands archipelago in Turkey, which was historically called the Εκατόνησα (Hekatonisa) or Μοσχονήσια (Moschonisia) archipelago in Greek. It lies in the Edremit Gulf on Turkey's northwestern coast, off the coast of Ayvalık in Balıkesir Province, Turkey, with an area of 26.8 square kilometres (10 sq mi). It is located 16 kilometres (10 miles) east of Lesbos, Greece.