Description island AndørjaThe inhabited fairly large island of Andørja is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is, quite close about 0.7 km. The surface-area of the island is 133.9 km2 and is therefore 0.353 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 92.9 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 15 km by 14.3 km (maximum width). The island is Northwest - Southeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 68.87 (68°5'13.5528), 17.29 (17°1'42.6576).The population is 572 and the population density is thus on 4.30 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). Other places on the island are: Engenes (N), Laupstad (W). 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 Andørja are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Rolla Located 1.4 km SouthWest of the island. 2) Dyrøya Located 6.9 km East of the island. 3) Senja Located 9 km East of the island. 4) Grytøya Located 18.2 km South of the island. 5) Hinnøya Located 21.7 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 6) Tjeldøya Located 42.8 km SouthWest of the island. 7) Andøya Located 48.2 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 8) Langøya Located 68.9 km South of the island. 9) Kvaløya Located 74.2 km EastNorthEast of the island. 10) Austvågøy Located 88.9 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 11) Hadseløya Located 93.1 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 12) Lundøya Located 116.9 km SouthWest of the island. 13) Ringvassøya Located 117.7 km EastNorthEast of the island. 14) Engeløya Located 123.1 km SouthWest of the island. 15) Rebbenesøya Located 129.4 km EastNorthEast of the island. 16) Reinøya Located 129.7 km NorthEast of the island. 17) Gimsøya Located 131.6 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 18) Vestvågøya Located 137.4 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 19) Helgøya Located 153.7 km EastNorthEast of the island. 20) Vanna Located 156.8 km NorthEast of the island. 21) Uløya Located 158 km NorthEast of the island. 22) Flakstadøya Located 169.5 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 23) Arnøya Located 173.3 km NorthEast of the island. 24) Moskenesøya Located 181.5 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 25) Landegode Located 191.2 km SouthWest of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Andørja consists of Sand - Rock 20.4 km2 (15%), wood 64.1 km2 (48%), nature 39.8 km2 (30%), wet nature 3.6 km2 (3%), and agriculture 5.4 km2 (4%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Andørja |
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