Description island AlstaThe inhabited fairly large island of Alsta is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is, quite close about 0.3 km. The surface-area of the island is 157.4 km2 and is therefore 0.414 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 163.3 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 30.4 km by 10.6 km (maximum width). The island is Southwest - Northeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 65.96 (65°57'3.9258), 12.61 (12°36'20.2428).The population is 6828 and the population density is thus on 45.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Sandnessjøen (located in the North of the island). Other places on the island are: Sandnessjøen, Søvika, Kvalnes . 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 Alsta are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Dønna Located 5 km EastSouthEast of the island. 2) Løkta Located 12.6 km East of the island. 3) Tomma Located 19.4 km EastSouthEast of the island. 4) Vega Located 24.9 km SouthWest of the island. 5) Lurøya Located 40.2 km East of the island. 6) Husøya Located 57.7 km EastSouthEast of the island. 7) Nesøya Located 58 km EastSouthEast of the island. 8) Åmnøya Located 80.5 km East of the island. 9) Leka Located 86.9 km WestSouthWest of the island. 10) Meløya Located 87.8 km East of the island. 11) Fugløya Located 117.8 km EastNorthEast of the island. 12) Sandhornøya Located 121.1 km EastNorthEast of the island. 13) Landegode Located 159.2 km EastNorthEast of the island. 14) Røst Located 167 km East of the island. 15) Værøy Located 177.9 km East of the island. 16) Mosken Located 189.5 km East of the island. 17) Moskenesøya Located 199.1 km East of the island. 18) Flakstadøya Located 218.9 km East of the island. 19) Vestvågøya Located 226.3 km East of the island. 20) Engeløya Located 227.1 km EastNorthEast of the island. 21) Linesøya Located 234 km WestSouthWest of the island. 22) Lundøya Located 236.4 km EastNorthEast of the island. 23) Austvågøy Located 243.9 km EastNorthEast of the island. 24) Gimsøya Located 253.3 km EastNorthEast of the island. 25) Hinnøya Located 267.7 km EastNorthEast of the island. The source material on the island consists of . The land use on the island of Alsta consists of Sand - Rock 43.5 km2 (28%), wood 28.3 km2 (18%), nature 35.9 km2 (23%), wet nature 7.4 km2 (5%), and agriculture 36.6 km2 (23%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Alsta |
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