Description island Франца-ИосифаThe uninhabited very large island of Франца-Иосифа is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Eastern Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 750 km. The surface-area of the island is 16345 km2 and is therefore 43 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 4127.4 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 506.1 km by 231.5 km (maximum width). The island is West-southwest - East-northeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 80.52 (80°31'1.2720), 49.32 (49°19'11.4240).It is located in the administrative unit (local administrative level-name ), in the (local administrative level-name ). Direct neighboring islands of Frans Jozefland are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Spitsbergen Located 63.1 km South of the island. 2) Novaya Zemlya Located 364.4 km WestNorthWest of the island. 3) Vaygach Located 1038.8 km West of the island. 4) Magerøya Located 1040 km WestSouthWest of the island. 5) Hjelmsøya Located 1054.9 km WestSouthWest of the island. 6) Måsøya Located 1060 km WestSouthWest of the island. 7) Ingøya Located 1062.7 km WestSouthWest of the island. 8) Havøya Located 1066.4 km WestSouthWest of the island. 9) Rolvsøya Located 1069.1 km WestSouthWest of the island. 10) Reinøya Located 1083.3 km WestSouthWest of the island. 11) Sørøya Located 1093.1 km WestSouthWest of the island. 12) Kvaløya Located 1102.4 km WestSouthWest of the island. 13) Seiland Located 1117.8 km WestSouthWest of the island. 14) Reinøya Located 1139.7 km WestSouthWest of the island. 15) Stjernøya Located 1149.7 km WestSouthWest of the island. 16) Silda Located 1159.2 km WestSouthWest of the island. 17) Kolguyev Located 1161.7 km West of the island. 18) Arnøya Located 1185.4 km WestSouthWest of the island. 19) Vanna Located 1190.9 km WestSouthWest of the island. 20) Helgøya Located 1206 km WestSouthWest of the island. 21) Ringvassøya Located 1216 km WestSouthWest of the island. 22) Rebbenesøya Located 1216.8 km WestSouthWest of the island. 23) Reinøya Located 1219.4 km WestSouthWest of the island. 24) Uløya Located 1220.2 km WestSouthWest of the island. 25) Kvaløya Located 1242.9 km WestSouthWest of the island. The source material on the island consists of sand. The land use on the island of Frans Jozefland consists of Sand - Rock 2125 km2 (13%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Франца-Иосифа |
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