Description island AskøyThe inhabited fairly large island of Askøy is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is, quite close about 0.8 km. The surface-area of the island is 83.2 km2 and is therefore 0.219 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 184 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 22.8 km by 8.5 km (maximum width). The island is West-northwest - East-southeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 60.47 (60°28'6.8376), 5.14 (5°8'30.1164).The population is 0 and the population density is thus on 0.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). Other places on the island are: Askøy. 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 Askøy are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Holsnøy Located 1.1 km EastNorthEast of the island. 2) Sotra Located 4.2 km SouthWest of the island. 3) Alvøyna Located 6.9 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 4) Radøy Located 7.1 km EastNorthEast of the island. 5) Osterøy Located 8.3 km NorthEast of the island. 6) Fosnøyna Located 18.9 km East of the island. 7) Toftøyna Located 20.8 km WestSouthWest of the island. 8) Fedje Located 24.7 km EastSouthEast of the island. 9) Hundvåko Located 26.3 km West of the island. 10) Stora Kalsøy Located 27.7 km West of the island. 11) Huftarøy Located 29.4 km West of the island. 12) Tysnesøya Located 41.3 km WestNorthWest of the island. 13) Selbjørn Located 41.4 km West of the island. 14) Stolmen Located 41.9 km West of the island. 15) Stord Located 46 km West of the island. 16) Ytre Sula Located 49.2 km EastSouthEast of the island. 17) Bømlo Located 56.9 km West of the island. 18) Halsnøya Located 68.9 km WestNorthWest of the island. 19) Moster Located 73.7 km West of the island. 20) Borgundøya Located 76.6 km WestNorthWest of the island. 21) Karmøy Located 108.8 km West of the island. 22) Vestre Bokn Located 127.8 km West of the island. 23) Ombo Located 130.1 km WestNorthWest of the island. 24) Bremangerlandet Located 135.1 km East of the island. 25) Finnøya Located 137.2 km WestNorthWest of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Askøy consists of wood 32.4 km2 (39%), nature 27.8 km2 (33%), and agriculture 3.8 km2 (5%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Askøy |
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