Description island CyprusThe inhabited very large island of Cyprus (local name Kýpros) is located in the country of Cyprus, Southern Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 68.4 km. The nearest (main) land is Turkey and is not the country to which the island belongs. The surface-area of the island is 9223 km2 and is therefore 24.3 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the Mediterranean Sea and the total coastal length is about 905 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 240 km by 100 km (maximum width). The island is West-southwest - East-northeast oriented. The highest point is 1952 meter and is named Mount Olympus. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 35.06 (35°3'53.8524), 33.32 (33°18'55.9116).The population is 1221549 and the population density is thus on 132.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Nicosia (located in the Center of the island). Other places on the island are: Limassol (Z), Larnaca (ZZO), Paphos (W), Famagusta (OZO), Kyrenia. The island is located in the Northeast of the country Cyprus. Direct neighboring islands of Cyprus are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Megisti - Kastellorizo Located 268.3 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 2) Rodos Located 391.4 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 3) Symi Located 428.9 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 4) Chalki Located 439.2 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 5) Karpathos Located 459.7 km South of the island. 6) Tilos Located 459.8 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 7) Kasos Located 479.8 km South of the island. 8) Nisida Kvs Located 484.6 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 9) Nisyros Located 486 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 10) Kalymnos Located 513.3 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 11) Leros Located 533.5 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 12) Crete Located 542.5 km South of the island. 13) Astypalaia Located 548.9 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 14) Samos Located 549.7 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 15) Patmos Located 566.4 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 16) Fournoi Located 583.6 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 17) Amorgos Located 592.2 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 18) Anafi Located 596.8 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 19) Ikaria Located 602.7 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 20) Santorini Located 629.8 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 21) Hoog Koufonissi Located 633.3 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 22) Laag Koufonissi Located 635 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 23) Naxos Located 639.8 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 24) Ios Located 645.3 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 25) Chios Located 651.1 km SouthSouthEast of the island. Note: The information described below is partly subject to change. The island is directly accessible from Western Europe by plane. An international airport is present on the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Cyprus consists of Sand - Rock 75.8 km2 (1%), wood 1545.8 km2 (17%), nature 2376.2 km2 (26%), and agriculture 4055.4 km2 (44%), Special is that the island also prevent vineyards (362.1 km2 - 4%). To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Cyprus |
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