Description island FlakstadøyaThe inhabited fairly large island of Flakstadøya is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 62.1 km. The surface-area of the island is 105.9 km2 and is therefore 0.279 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 142.9 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 19.4 km by 9.4 km (maximum width). The island is North-northeast - South-southwest oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 68.08 (68°4'56.1864), 13.32 (13°19'15.5388).The population is 1047 and the population density is thus on 7.32 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Ramberg (located in the West of the island). Other places on the island are: Myrland (N), Napp (NO), Vareid (NW), Flakstad (W), Ramberg (W), Nusfjord (Z). 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 Flakstadøya are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Moskenesøya Located 0.1 km South of the island. 2) Vestvågøya Located 0.9 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 3) Gimsøya Located 30.8 km NorthEast of the island. 4) Austvågøy Located 31.2 km North of the island. 5) Mosken Located 32.7 km WestSouthWest of the island. 6) Værøy Located 39.9 km WestSouthWest of the island. 7) Langøya Located 64.9 km NorthEast of the island. 8) Hadseløya Located 64.9 km NorthEast of the island. 9) Engeløya Located 65.6 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 10) Hinnøya Located 65.7 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 11) Røst Located 69.3 km SouthWest of the island. 12) Lundøya Located 72.5 km North of the island. 13) Landegode Located 77.4 km NorthWest of the island. 14) Sandhornøya Located 98.9 km WestNorthWest of the island. 15) Fugløya Located 104.5 km WestNorthWest of the island. 16) Tjeldøya Located 112.2 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 17) Andøya Located 115.4 km NorthEast of the island. 18) Meløya Located 128.6 km West of the island. 19) Åmnøya Located 135.1 km West of the island. 20) Grytøya Located 145.6 km NorthEast of the island. 21) Rolla Located 152.7 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 22) Nesøya Located 157.3 km West of the island. 23) Senja Located 169.3 km NorthEast of the island. 24) Andørja Located 169.5 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 25) Lurøya Located 172.6 km West of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Flakstadøya consists of Sand - Rock 19.4 km2 (18%), wood 2.1 km2 (2%), nature 79.5 km2 (75%), wet nature 2 km2 (2%), and agriculture 2.2 km2 (2%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Flakstadøya |
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