Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
279km²
Area
78km
Coastline
measured on a simplified outline
672m
Highest point
9,783
People
24°C
Warmest sea
August
13km
To the mainland
When to go to Imbros
Best for the beach from July to August.
The sea is warmest in August (24 °C) and coolest in February (13 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from June to September.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island off the northwestern coast of Turkey
Imbros is an island in Turkey. It covers 279 km², with 78 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 672 m. About 9,783 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 13 km away.
Getting there
- Çanakkale Airport (CKZ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 51 km in a straight lineCar hire at AXD airport (Alexandroupolis)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesKabatepe - Gökçeada
- 13 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From July to Augustbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Imbros.
- 27beachesMarmaros, Aydıncık Plajı, Gizli Liman Kumsalı and 24 more
- 1lighthouses
- 4ferry terminalsKuzu Port, Uğurlu Port Pier, Kaleköy Port and 1 more
- 18named peaksDoruk Hill, Tepeköy Hill, Oğlak Hill and 15 more
- 2waterfallsSuat- Mobil Hayat, Suat - Mobil Hayat
- 4castles and fortsKale, İskinit Kalesi, Kastro Kalesi and 1 more
- 2ruins and archaeological sitesYenibademli Höyük, Uğurlu Höyük
- 5campsitesSeyir Defteri, Yıldızkoy Camping, Uğurlu Kamp Alanı and 2 more
- 80hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 41restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Imbros in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Imbros, each with its own numbers.
10mountainsPeakyas
1lakeLakeyas
Largest lake
1.8km²
Gökçeada Lagoon
according to Lakeyas
Warmest lake
27.6°C
Gökçeada Lagoon
surface water, warmest month · according to Lakeyas
10 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Arasa Hill
- Konacık Hill
- Oğlak Hill
- Yarkaya Hill
- Demirkaya Hill
- Bastepe Hill
- Aktaş Hill
- Gözetme Hill
2 more on PeakyasOpen Peakyas ↗
1 lakes
on Lakeyas, the lake atlas
- Gökçeada Lagoon1.8km²
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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 156 m above the sea. 68 % of it is below 200 m.
- 25 %0–50 m
- 42 %50–200 m
- 31 %200–500 m
- 2 %500–1,000 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
20 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Gökçeada7,822 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 |
| Night low (°C) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 10 |
| Sea (°C) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
| Rain (mm) | 100 | 73 | 57 | 47 | 34 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 37 | 64 | 78 | 104 |
| Wet days | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 |
| Sun h/day | 3.1 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 10.1 | 11.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 8.8 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 2.8 |
| Wind (km/h) | 26 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 27 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +0.1 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.7 | +0.2 | +1.1 | +1.9 | +1.4 | +1.2 |
| 2021 | +2.0 | +2.0 | +1.0 | −0.1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +1.5 | +1.7 | +0.4 | −0.6 | −0.1 | +0.5 |
| 2022 | +1.1 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | −0.5 | −0.6 | −0.5 | −0.8 | −0.1 | +0.3 | −0.1 | +0.5 | +0.9 |
| 2023 | +1.4 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.3 | −1.1 | −1.5 | +0.9 | +0.2 | −0.1 | +0.9 | +2.6 | +2.8 |
| 2024 | +2.8 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +1.4 | −0.5 | +0.1 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +1.6 | +1.6 | +0.9 | +1.0 |
| 2025 | +0.7 | +0.9 | +0.1 | −0.3 | −0.5 | ±0.0 | +0.7 | −0.8 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +1.9 | +2.4 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q658437) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | Natural Earth · public domain |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Peakyas, Lakeyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016) · CC BY 4.0, LakeTEMP (Korver et al. 2024) · CC BY 4.0 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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