Description island FalsterThe inhabited large island of Falster is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 34.8 km. The surface-area of the island is 517.7 km2 and is therefore 1.4 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 153.8 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 47 km by 24.7 km (maximum width). The island is North-northwest - South-southeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 54.82 (54°48'54.7488), 11.93 (11°55'37.6824).The population is 43530 and the population density is thus on 85.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Nykøbing Falster (located in the West of the island). Other places on the island are: . 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 Falster are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Lolland Located 0.1 km South of the island. 2) Bogø Located 0.8 km North of the island. 3) Møn Located 0.8 km NorthEast of the island. 4) Seeland Located 3.9 km EastNorthEast of the island. 5) Femø Located 9.8 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 6) Fejø Located 15.1 km South of the island. 7) Nyord Located 17.4 km EastNorthEast of the island. 8) Agersø Located 42 km SouthEast of the island. 9) Omø Located 42.2 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 10) Fehmarn Located 43.2 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 11) Langeland Located 51.9 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 12) Funen Located 62.3 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 13) Tåsinge Located 65.2 km South of the island. 14) Poel Located 67.3 km WestSouthWest of the island. 15) Rügen Located 70.6 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 16) Ærø Located 75.5 km South of the island. 17) Amager Located 78.8 km EastNorthEast of the island. 18) Orø Located 87.1 km East of the island. 19) Saltholm Located 89.8 km EastNorthEast of the island. 20) Lyø Located 98.4 km South of the island. 21) Sejerø Located 104.1 km EastSouthEast of the island. 22) Als Located 104.9 km South of the island. 23) Samsø Located 114.4 km SouthEast of the island. 24) Ven Located 115.7 km EastNorthEast of the island. 25) Usedom Located 123.9 km NorthNorthWest of the island. The source material on the island consists of sand. The land use on the island of Falster consists of wood 51 km2 (10%), wet nature 4.7 km2 (1%), and agriculture 421.2 km2 (81%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Falster |
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