The Princes' Islands (Turkish : Prens Adalar (Prince Islands) or more unremarkably Kzl Adalar (Red Islands) or just Adalar as they are formally named ; classical Greek : Prinkpn nsoi, modern Greek : ta Prinkiponisa or Prinkiponisia), are a chain of nine islands off the seacoast of Istanbul, Turkey, in the Sea of Marmara.
They consist of four larger islands, Bykada (meaning "Large Island" ; Greek : (), Prinkipo (s), from meaning "prince") with an expanse of 5.46 km2 (2.11 sq mi), Heybeliada (meaning "Saddlebag Island" ; Greek : Halki) with an surface area of 2.4 km2 (0.93 sq mi), Burgazada (Greek : Antigoni, the name of a mythic design) with an expanse of 1.5 km2 (0.58 sq mi), Knalada (meaning "Henna Island" ; Greek : Proti, meaning "First", being the closest island to Istanbul) with an expanse of 1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi), and five much smaller ones, Sedef Adas (meaning "Mother of Pearl Island" ; classical Greek Terebinthos and modern Greek : Antirovithos) with an surface area of 0.157 km2 (0.061 sq mi), Yassada (meaning "Flat Island" ; Greek : Plati) with an area of 0.05 km2 (0.019 sq mi), Sivriada (significance "Sharp Island" ; Greek : Oxeia meaning the same) with an surface area of 0.05 km2 (0.019 sq mi), Kak Island (Turkish : Kak Adas, "Spoon Island", named for its.
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