Description island BaltrumThe inhabited small island of Baltrum is part of (the island group) Wadden Islands and is located in the country of Germany, Western Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 3.7 km. The surface-area of the island is 6.7 km2 and is therefore 0.018 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the Wadden Sea and the total coastal length is about 13.4 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 5 km by 1.7 km (maximum width). The island is West - East oriented. The highest point is 19.3 meter and is named Aussichtsdüne. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 53.73 (53°43'37.1856), 7.4 (7°24'0.0432).The population is 511 and the population density is thus on 79.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Baltrum (located in the West of the island). The island is located in the North-northwest of the country Germany. It is located in the administrative unit State Lower Saxony (local administrative level-name Land), in the District Aurich (local administrative level-name Landkreis). Direct neighboring islands of Baltrum are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Norderney Located 0.9 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 2) Langeoog Located 1.9 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 3) Spiekeroog Located 15.7 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 4) Juist Located 18 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 5) Wangerooge Located 27.8 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 6) Borkum Located 39.2 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 7) Rottumeroog Located 53.4 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 8) Zuiderduintjes Located 55.4 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 9) Heligoland Located 57.5 km EastNorthEast of the island. 10) Heligoland-Düne Located 59 km EastNorthEast of the island. 11) Rottumerplaat Located 60 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 12) Simonszand Located 66.1 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 13) Schiermonnikoog Located 69.6 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 14) Zuidelijke Ballastplaat Located 86 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 15) Het Rif Located 91 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 16) Engelsmanplaat Located 91 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 17) Ameland Located 96.2 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 18) Pellworm Located 114.6 km NorthEast of the island. 19) Amrum Located 115 km EastNorthEast of the island. 20) Terschelling Located 123.6 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 21) Föhr Located 125 km EastNorthEast of the island. 22) Sylt Located 125.5 km EastNorthEast of the island. 23) Griend Located 148.4 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 24) Richel Located 153.5 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 25) Vlieland Located 157.1 km SouthSouthWest of the island. For pedestrians, there is a ferry connection to the mainland also. There are also (seasonal) ferry connections for pedestrians (-cyclists) with other (neighboring) island(s). The source material on the island consists of sand. The land use on the island of Baltrum consists of Sand - Rock 1.2 km2 (18%), nature 2.7 km2 (41%), wet nature 1.9 km2 (28%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Baltrum |
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