Description island BømloThe inhabited fairly large island of Bømlo is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is, quite close about 2.7 km. The surface-area of the island is 170 km2 and is therefore 0.448 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 341 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 33 km by 14.8 km (maximum width). The island is North - South oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 59.79 (59°47'7.5372), 5.22 (5°0'7.8228).The population is 11870 and the population density is thus on 48.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Svortland (located in the West of the island). Other places on the island are: Svortland, Rubbestadneset, Foldrøyhamn, Langevåg, Melandsvågen. 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 Bømlo are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Moster Located 0 km SouthWest of the island. 2) Stord Located 1 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 3) Selbjørn Located 10.2 km East of the island. 4) Stolmen Located 12.3 km EastSouthEast of the island. 5) Huftarøy Located 13.4 km EastNorthEast of the island. 6) Tysnesøya Located 16 km NorthEast of the island. 7) Borgundøya Located 16.6 km North of the island. 8) Halsnøya Located 16.9 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 9) Hundvåko Located 23.7 km East of the island. 10) Stora Kalsøy Located 27 km EastSouthEast of the island. 11) Toftøyna Located 32.1 km East of the island. 12) Sotra Located 33.2 km East of the island. 13) Karmøy Located 35.1 km West of the island. 14) Vestre Bokn Located 53.2 km West of the island. 15) Askøy Located 56.9 km East of the island. 16) Ombo Located 59.4 km NorthWest of the island. 17) Finnøya Located 64.1 km WestNorthWest of the island. 18) Osterøy Located 64.4 km EastNorthEast of the island. 19) Rennesøya Located 66.3 km WestNorthWest of the island. 20) Holsnøy Located 69.9 km East of the island. 21) Radøy Located 76.5 km East of the island. 22) Alvøyna Located 80.5 km EastSouthEast of the island. 23) Fosnøyna Located 95.7 km East of the island. 24) Fedje Located 100.2 km EastSouthEast of the island. 25) Ytre Sula Located 126 km EastSouthEast of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Bømlo consists of wood 25.9 km2 (27%), nature 45.1 km2 (47%), and agriculture 21.2 km2 (22%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Bømlo |
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