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Sailing to Ameland: SailingEurope Group
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island Ameland
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Youtube Ameland Video - Movie
For a detailed description of this island, see our info-island-page:Ameland
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Physical characteristics - Location| Coordinates: | long: 5.75509 lat : 53.45045 | | Coordinates (gr,min,sec): | long: 5°4'31.8324 lat : 53°27'1.6056 | | Surface area: | 60.2 km2 (0.159 x Isle of Wight) | | Length coastline: | 58.1 km | | Average height: | 2 metre | | Length island: | 24 km | | Maximum width island (estimate): | 3 km | | Name : | Oerdblinkert (24 metre) | | Orientation island: | West - East |
Demographic data island| Habited: | Yes | | Number of inhabitants: | 3488 | | Population density: | 63.3 inh/km2 | | Important places (direction): | Hollum (W), Nes (C) |
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Naming - Location| Local native name: | Ameland | | Archipelago (island group): | Wadden Islands | Neighboring islands
(Island hopping): | 1) Het Rif 16.7 km East
2) Engelsmanplaat 17.4 km East
| | Country: | The Netherlands | | Location in Country: | North | | Name Provincie: | Province Friesland | | Name Gemeente: | Municipality Ameland | | Main place: | Ballum | | Location Main place: | West | | Sea: | Wadden Sea | | Distance to main land: | 5.8 km | | Nearest Country: | The Netherlands | | Type Rock outcrop: | sand | | island-Type: | island in sea |
Relief: Height Classes in percentages
Relief: Slope Classes in percentages
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Weather at Ameland
| The weather type in Nes | light rain |  | | Current temperature: | 16 degrees Celcius
| | Precipitation last 3 hours: | No precipitation | | Wind: | 4.6 meter per second (Wind force - bft 3)
| | Winddirection: | West | | Atmospheric pressure: | 1019 mb
| | Humidity: | 68 %
| | Daylength at 17 August 2018: | 14 hour and 38 minutes | | Sunrise: | 06:21 Europe/Amsterdam | | Sunset: | 20:59 Europe/Amsterdam |
Weather-page: Ameland
Climate: Temperature and Precipitation
Transport on your island-holiday| Directly accessible from Western Europe (The Netherlands) by plane: | No | | International airport present : | No | | Accessible by car: | Yes | | Distance from Western Europe (The Netherlands) (rough estimate): | 205 km | | Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland: | Yes | | Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland: | Yes | | Bicycle facilities: | Yes |
island-Sights, island-Tourism - island-attractions
island accommodation: Hotel ,Holiday Home, Camping  Hotel |
Hotel at Ameland booking.com
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 Hotel | Not known
| | Holiday Home | | | Bed & Breakfast | | | accommodation-page | Ameland
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Social media - Multimedia
 Videos youtube Ameland
 Photos (Flickr) of the place Ameland
Bings maps Ameland
Mapquest Ameland
Loc.Alize.us Ameland
Landuse Ameland
| Forest |
0.8 km2 |
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| Nature |
16.5 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
23.1 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
8.4 km2 |
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| Water |
0.9 km2 |
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| Urban area |
3.9 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0 km2 |
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| Viticulture |
0 km2 |
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| Rock outcrop |
6.6 km2 |
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