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Sailing to Andøya: SailingEurope Group
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island Andøya
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Youtube Andøya Video - Movie
For a detailed description of this island, see our info-island-page:Andøya
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Physical characteristics - Location| Coordinates: | long: 15.83611 lat : 69.12597 | | Coordinates (gr,min,sec): | long: 15°50'9.9888 lat : 69°7'33.4956 | | Surface area: | 461.1 km2 (1.214 x Isle of Wight) | | Length coastline: | 505.1 km | | Average height: | 101 metre | | Length island: | 57 km | | Maximum width island (estimate): | 13.5 km | | Name : | Kvasstinden (705 metre) | | Orientation island: | North-northeast - South-southwest |
Demographic data island| Habited: | Yes | | Number of inhabitants: | 3600 | | Population density: | 7.4 inh/km2 | | Important places (direction): | Bleik. Myre |
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Naming - Location| Local native name: | Andøya | | Archipelago (island group): | Vesterålen | | Country: | Norway | | Location in Country: | North-northeast | | Name Fylke: | County Nordland | | Name Kommune: | municipality Andøy | | Main place: | Andenes | | Location Main place: | North | | Sea: | Norwegian Sea | | Distance to main land: | 52.3 km | | Nearest Country: | Norway | | Type Rock outcrop: | rocky surface | | island-Type: | island in sea |
Relief: Height Classes in percentages
Relief: Slope Classes in percentages
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Weather at Andøya
| The weather type in Myre | light intensity drizzle |  | | Current temperature: | 8 degrees Celcius
| | Precipitation last 3 hours: | No precipitation | | Wind: | 8.7 meter per second (Wind force - bft 5)
| | Winddirection: | Northwest | | Atmospheric pressure: | 974 mb
| | Humidity: | 87 %
| | Daylength at 23 September 2018: | 12 hour and 11 minutes | | Sunrise: | 06:42 Europe/Amsterdam | | Sunset: | 18:53 Europe/Amsterdam |
Weather-page: Andøya
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): | 2566 km | | Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland: | Yes | | Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland: | Yes | | Ferry - Car - connect with another island - Island hopping: | No | | Boat Connection - pedestrian - with another island: | No | | Bicycle facilities: | Yes |
island-Sights, island-Tourism - island-attractions
island accommodation: Hotel ,Holiday Home, Camping  Hotel |
Hotel at Andøya booking.com
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 Hotel | 1) Stave Camping
| | Holiday Home | | | Bed & Breakfast | | | accommodation-page | Andøya
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Social media - Multimedia
 Videos youtube Andøya
 Photos (Flickr) of the place Andøya
Bings maps Andøya
Mapquest Andøya
Loc.Alize.us Andøya
Landuse Andøya
| Forest |
73.8 km2 |
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| Nature |
117.3 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
36 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
215.3 km2 |
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| Water |
1.5 km2 |
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| Urban area |
7.3 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
4.5 km2 |
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| Viticulture |
0 km2 |
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| Rock outcrop |
5.2 km2 |
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