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For a detailed description of this island, see our info-island-page:Texel

Physical characteristics - Location

Coordinates: long: 4.81093 lat : 53.07741
Coordinates (gr,min,sec): long: 4°48'39.3516 lat : 53°4'38.6832
Surface area: 158.7 km2 (0.418 x Isle of Wight)
Length coastline: 92.9 km
Average height: 1 metre
Length island: 20 km
Maximum width island (estimate): 8 km
Name : De Hogeberg (15 metre)
Orientation island: South-southwest - North-northeast

Demographic data island

Habited: Yes
Number of inhabitants: 13727
Population density: 85.7 inh/km2
Important places (direction): Oudeschild (OZO), De Koog (W), De Cocksdorp (N)

Naming - Location

Local native name: Texel
Archipelago (island group): Wadden Islands
Neighboring islands
(Island hopping): 		1) Noorderhaaks - De razende bol 15.2 km SouthWest
2) Vlieland 21.7 km NorthNorthEast
3) Richel 31.7 km NorthEast
4) Griend 35.2 km EastNorthEast
Country: The Netherlands
Location in Country: North-northwest
Name Provincie: Province North Holland
Name Gemeente: Municipality Texel
Main place: Den Burg
Location Main place: Center
Sea: Wadden Sea
Distance to main land: 2.5 km
Nearest Country: The Netherlands
Type Rock outcrop: sand
island-Type: island in sea
Remarks: Known for its cranberries

Topographic islandmap Texel

Texel map

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Height map of Texel

Texel Digital terrain model - DTM



Relief: Height Classes in percentages


Relief: Slope Classes in percentages

Weather at Texel

The weather type in Gemeente Texellight rainweericoon
Current temperature: 16 degrees Celcius
Precipitation last 3 hours: No precipitation
Wind: 2.6 meter per second (Wind force - bft 2)
Winddirection: South-southwest
Atmospheric pressure: 1019 mb
Humidity: 82 %
Daylength at 17 August 2018:14 hour and 36 minutes
Sunrise: 06:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset: 21:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Weather-page: Texel

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): 144 km
Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland: Yes
Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland: Yes
Ferry - Car - connect with another island - Island hopping: Yes
Boat Connection - pedestrian - with another island: Yes
Bicycle facilities: Yes

island-Sights, island-Tourism - island-attractions

Wikipedia Texel ?> Wikipedia: Wikipedia Texel
Tourist information: Info Texel
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island accommodation: Hotel ,Holiday Home, Camping

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Campings at Texel ?> Hotel 1) De Bremakker
2) De Koorn-aar
3) De Luwe Boshoek
4) De Robbenjager
5) Landal Sluftervallei
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7) Texelcamping De Shelter/Om de Noord
8) Texelcamping Kogerstrand
9) Texelcamping Loodsmansduin
10) Vakantiepark De Krim Texel
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Landuse Texel

 Forest   4.6 km2 
 3% 
 Nature   29.6 km2 
 19% 
 Agriculture   101.8 km2 
 64% 
 Wet nature   3.5 km2 
 2% 
 Water   0.8 km2 
 1% 
 Urban area   7.9 km2 
 5% 
 Infrastructure   0.7 km2 
 0% 
 Viticulture   0 km2 
 0% 
 Rock outcrop   9.7 km2 
 6%