Description island EngeløyaThe inhabited fairly large island of Engeløya is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is, quite close about 0.9 km. The surface-area of the island is 68.1 km2 and is therefore 0.179 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 98.8 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 15.8 km by 10.1 km (maximum width). The island is West - East oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 67.94 (67°56'3.7554), 15.11 (15°6'1.8846).The population is 615 and the population density is thus on 9.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Steigen (located in the West of the island). Other places on the island are: Ålstad (Z), Bø (NW), Steigen (W). 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 Engeløya are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Lundøya Located 1.2 km EastNorthEast of the island. 2) Austvågøy Located 31.8 km SouthEast of the island. 3) Hinnøya Located 33.1 km East of the island. 4) Gimsøya Located 44.4 km SouthEast of the island. 5) Vestvågøya Located 44.7 km SouthEast of the island. 6) Hadseløya Located 55.9 km East of the island. 7) Landegode Located 57.7 km WestSouthWest of the island. 8) Tjeldøya Located 59.7 km NorthEast of the island. 9) Langøya Located 64.2 km East of the island. 10) Flakstadøya Located 65.6 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 11) Moskenesøya Located 73.9 km South of the island. 12) Sandhornøya Located 84.9 km WestSouthWest of the island. 13) Mosken Located 93.7 km South of the island. 14) Værøy Located 97.3 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 15) Andøya Located 98.1 km East of the island. 16) Fugløya Located 104.3 km WestSouthWest of the island. 17) Rolla Located 107.3 km NorthEast of the island. 18) Grytøya Located 112.8 km EastNorthEast of the island. 19) Andørja Located 123.1 km NorthEast of the island. 20) Røst Located 126.8 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 21) Meløya Located 133.8 km WestSouthWest of the island. 22) Senja Located 135.9 km EastNorthEast of the island. 23) Åmnøya Located 141.9 km WestSouthWest of the island. 24) Dyrøya Located 143.4 km NorthEast of the island. 25) Nesøya Located 176.4 km SouthWest of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Engeløya consists of wood 21.3 km2 (31%), nature 23.4 km2 (34%), wet nature 3.6 km2 (5%), and agriculture 19.3 km2 (28%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Engeløya |
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