Description island ÆrøThe inhabited fairly large island of Ærø is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 24.2 km. The surface-area of the island is 88.3 km2 and is therefore 0.233 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 87 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 24.8 km by 8.9 km (maximum width). The island is Northwest - Southeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 54.88 (54°5'16.1196), 10.37 (10°22'29.0964).The population is 6187 and the population density is thus on 71.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Marstal (located in the East of the island). Other places on the island are: . 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 Ærø are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Langeland Located 3.9 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 2) Lyø Located 7.5 km EastSouthEast of the island. 3) Tåsinge Located 7.7 km NorthEast of the island. 4) Funen Located 9.7 km East of the island. 5) Als Located 11 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 6) Lolland Located 26.8 km North of the island. 7) Bågø Located 43.9 km SouthEast of the island. 8) Fehmarn Located 48.5 km NorthWest of the island. 9) Omø Located 50.9 km NorthEast of the island. 10) Fejø Located 53.7 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 11) Agersø Located 56.3 km NorthEast of the island. 12) Seeland Located 60.3 km NorthEast of the island. 13) Femø Located 63.3 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 14) Falster Located 75.5 km North of the island. 15) Endelave Located 85.8 km East of the island. 16) Samsø Located 91.4 km EastNorthEast of the island. 17) Bogø Located 93.3 km North of the island. 18) Rømø Located 100.5 km South of the island. 19) Møn Located 100.5 km North of the island. 20) Pellworm Located 106.5 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 21) Föhr Located 106.9 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 22) Nyord Located 107.6 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 23) Mandø Located 108.1 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 24) Poel Located 108.9 km WestNorthWest of the island. 25) Sylt Located 110.4 km South of the island. The source material on the island consists of sand. The land use on the island of Ærø consists of wet nature 0.8 km2 (1%), and agriculture 82.2 km2 (93%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Ærø |
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