Description island AlnönThe inhabited fairly large island of Alnön is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is, quite close about 1 km. The surface-area of the island is 68.2 km2 and is therefore 0.18 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 48.8 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 14.6 km by 6.7 km (maximum width). The island is North-northwest - South-southeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 62.41 (62°24'46.4652), 17.45 (17°27'0.729).The population is 7874 and the population density is thus on 116.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Vi (located in the West-northwest of the island). Other places on the island are: Vi, Ankarsvik, Gustavsberg, Hartungviken, Hovid, Hörningsholm, Röde och Båräng. The island is located in the of the country . It is located in the administrative unit (local administrative level-name ), in the (local administrative level-name ). Direct neighboring islands of Alnön are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Hemsön Located 36.4 km NorthEast of the island. 2) Södra Ulvön Located 81.4 km NorthEast of the island. 3) Norra Ulvön Located 84.5 km NorthEast of the island. 4) Frösön Located 160.3 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 5) Replot Located 203.8 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 6) Gräsö Located 211.5 km WestNorthWest of the island. 7) Björkö Located 214 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 8) Sollerön Located 217 km SouthWest of the island. 9) Holmön Located 217.5 km NorthEast of the island. 10) Singö Located 246.5 km WestNorthWest of the island. 11) Åland (Fasta) Located 248.2 km WestNorthWest of the island. 12) Keistiö Located 297.6 km NorthWest of the island. 13) Houtskär Located 311.9 km NorthWest of the island. 14) Norrskata Located 317.8 km NorthWest of the island. 15) Korpo Located 324.8 km NorthWest of the island. 16) Storlandet Located 329.2 km NorthWest of the island. 17) Grinda Located 332.2 km West of the island. 18) Möja Located 333 km WestNorthWest of the island. 19) Runmarö Located 347.3 km WestNorthWest of the island. 20) Utö Located 353.5 km NorthWest of the island. 21) Nämdö Located 356.2 km West of the island. 22) Ornö Located 364.4 km West of the island. 23) Utö Located 378.8 km West of the island. 24) Leka Located 401.8 km SouthEast of the island. 25) Linesøya Located 409.6 km SouthSouthEast of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Alnön consists of wood 42.6 km2 (63%), nature 5.9 km2 (9%), and agriculture 10.5 km2 (15%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Alnön |
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