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Sailing to El Hierro: SailingEurope Group
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island El Hierro
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Youtube El Hierro Video - Movie
For a detailed description of this island, see our info-island-page:El Hierro
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Physical characteristics - LocationCoordinates: | long: -18.00675 lat : 27.74633 | Coordinates (gr,min,sec): | long: -18°0'24.2856 lat : 27°44'46.7916 | Surface area: | 268.6 km2 (0.707 x Isle of Wight) | Length coastline: | 105 km | Average height: | 590 metre | Length island: | 33 km | Maximum width island (estimate): | 15 km | Name : | Vulkaan Pico de Malpaso 501 meter (1501 metre) | Orientation island: | Southwest - Northeast |
Demographic data islandHabited: | Yes | Number of inhabitants: | 10960 | Population density: | 41 inh/km2 | Important places (direction): | El Pinar (ZZO) |
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Naming - LocationLocal native name: | Isla de El Hierro | Archipelago (island group): | Canary Islands | Neighboring islands (Island hopping): | 1) La Gomera 87.2 km East 2) La Palma 99.8 km NorthNorthEast 3) Tenerife 157.6 km East 4) Gran Canaria 242.5 km EastSouthEast
| Country: | Spain | Location in Country: | West-southwest | Name Comunidad autónoma: | Autonomous Community Canary Islands | Name Provincia: | Province Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Main place: | Valverde | Location Main place: | North-northeast | Sea: | Atlantic Ocean | Distance to main land: | 474 km | Nearest Country: | Marocco | Type Rock outcrop: | vulcanic | island-Type: | island in sea | Remarks: | Smallest inhabited island of the Canary Islands. Accessible by boat from Tenerife. |
Relief: Height Classes in percentages
Relief: Slope Classes in percentages
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Weather at El Hierro
The weather type in Belgara Baja | overcast clouds |  | Current temperature: | 18 degrees Celcius
| Precipitation last 3 hours: | No precipitation | Wind: | 4.12 meter per second (Wind force - bft 3)
| Winddirection: | North-northwest | Atmospheric pressure: | 1022 mb
| Humidity: | 82 %
| Daylength at 25 January 2021: | 10 hour and 45 minutes | Sunrise: | 09:01 Europe/Amsterdam | Sunset: | 19:46 Europe/Amsterdam | Weather-page: El Hierro
Climate: Temperature and Precipitation
Transport on your island-holidayDirectly accessible from Western Europe (The Netherlands) by plane: | No | International airport present : | No | Accessible by car: | No | Distance from Western Europe (The Netherlands) (rough estimate): | 4252 km | Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland: | Yes | Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland: | Yes | Bicycle facilities: | Yes |
island-Sights, island-Tourism - island-attractions
Booking.com
island accommodation: Hotel ,Holiday Home, Camping Hotel |
Hotel at El Hierro booking.com
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Hotel | Not known
| Holiday Home | | Bed & Breakfast | | accommodation-page | El Hierro
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Social media - Multimedia
Videos youtube El Hierro
Photos (Flickr) of the place El Hierro
Bings maps El Hierro
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Landuse El Hierro
Forest |
19.5 km2 |
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Nature |
130.1 km2 |
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Agriculture |
87.6 km2 |
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Wet nature |
0 km2 |
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Water |
2.1 km2 |
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Urban area |
4.5 km2 |
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Infrastructure |
0.3 km2 |
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Viticulture |
5.8 km2 |
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Rock outcrop |
18.7 km2 |
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