Description island AranThe inhabited small island of Aran is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Western Europe. The distance to the mainland is, quite close about 2.7 km. The surface-area of the island is 17.8 km2 and is therefore 0.047 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 29.3 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 5.9 km by 5.3 km (maximum width). The island is West-southwest - East-northeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 54.99 (54°59'31.3476), -8.53 (-8°31'4.3878).The population is 0 and the population density is thus on 0.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). 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 Aran are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Tory Located 32.7 km NorthEast of the island. 2) Achill Located 139.2 km SouthWest of the island. 3) Rathlin Island Located 144.7 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 4) Islay Located 146.7 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 5) Clare Located 157.2 km SouthWest of the island. 6) Jura Located 177.9 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 7) Oronsay Located 179.8 km NorthEast of the island. 8) Colonsay Located 181.1 km NorthEast of the island. 9) Inishbofin Located 182.8 km SouthWest of the island. 10) Tiree Located 186.8 km EastNorthEast of the island. 11) Gigha Located 187.5 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 12) Omey Located 190.6 km WestSouthWest of the island. 13) Iona Located 194.7 km NorthEast of the island. 14) Mull Located 196.2 km NorthEast of the island. 15) Gorumna Located 201.3 km WestSouthWest of the island. 16) Coll Located 206.8 km EastNorthEast of the island. 17) Arran Located 207.3 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 18) Ulva Located 215.5 km NorthEast of the island. 19) Scarba Located 216.1 km NorthEast of the island. 20) Inishmore Located 217.3 km WestSouthWest of the island. 21) Inishmaan Located 218.7 km WestSouthWest of the island. 22) Barra Located 219 km EastNorthEast of the island. 23) Inisheer Located 221.4 km WestSouthWest of the island. 24) Luing Located 223.2 km NorthEast of the island. 25) Holy Island Located 224.4 km NorthNorthEast of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Aran consists of nature 4.1 km2 (22%), wet nature 9 km2 (50%), and agriculture 4.7 km2 (26%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Aran |
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