Description island CollThe inhabited fairly large island of Coll is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Western Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 14.2 km. The surface-area of the island is 74.1 km2 and is therefore 0.195 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 72 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 20.3 km by 6 km (maximum width). The island is South-southwest - North-northeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 56.63 (56°37'42.6756), -6.56 (-6°33'45.5508).The population is 195 and the population density is thus on 2.50 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). Other places on the island are: Grishipoll. 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 Coll are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Tiree Located 3 km SouthWest of the island. 2) Mull Located 10.4 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 3) Muck Located 19.3 km NorthEast of the island. 4) Ulva Located 20.9 km NorthWest of the island. 5) Eigg Located 26.8 km NorthEast of the island. 6) Rùm Located 28.3 km EastNorthEast of the island. 7) Iona Located 28.5 km WestNorthWest of the island. 8) Canna Located 39.7 km East of the island. 9) Skye Located 45.3 km NorthEast of the island. 10) Soay Located 50.8 km EastNorthEast of the island. 11) Colonsay Located 56.7 km WestNorthWest of the island. 12) Lismore Located 57.7 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 13) Barra Located 60.3 km SouthEast of the island. 14) Kerrera Located 62 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 15) Eriskay Located 62.2 km SouthEast of the island. 16) South Uist Located 63.3 km SouthEast of the island. 17) Seil Located 63.4 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 18) Oronsay Located 65 km WestNorthWest of the island. 19) Luing Located 65.8 km NorthWest of the island. 20) Scarba Located 67.7 km NorthWest of the island. 21) Jura Located 71.1 km NorthWest of the island. 22) Scalpay Located 71.2 km EastNorthEast of the island. 23) Isle of Raasay Located 75.3 km EastNorthEast of the island. 24) Islay Located 76.8 km WestNorthWest of the island. 25) Benbecula Located 91.1 km EastSouthEast of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Coll consists of Sand - Rock 10.5 km2 (14%), nature 41.1 km2 (55%), wet nature 12.7 km2 (17%), and agriculture 8.7 km2 (12%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Coll |
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