Description island GossaThe inhabited small island of Gossa is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is, quite close about 1.5 km. The surface-area of the island is 46.6 km2 and is therefore 0.123 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 75.5 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 10.5 km by 9.3 km (maximum width). The island is North - South oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 62.82 (62°49'12.1152), 6.87 (6°52'1.2918).The population is 0 and the population density is thus on 0.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). Other places on the island are: Aukra. 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 Gossa are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Otrøya Located 2.7 km West of the island. 2) Sula Located 46.7 km WestSouthWest of the island. 3) Hareidlandet Located 58.1 km SouthWest of the island. 4) Smøla Located 71 km NorthEast of the island. 5) Gurskøya Located 75.3 km SouthWest of the island. 6) Hitra Located 95.5 km NorthEast of the island. 7) Frøya Located 112.7 km NorthEast of the island. 8) Vågsøy Located 121 km SouthWest of the island. 9) Bremangerlandet Located 131.1 km SouthWest of the island. 10) Linesøya Located 193.8 km NorthEast of the island. 11) Ytre Sula Located 219 km WestSouthWest of the island. 12) Osterøy Located 239.4 km WestSouthWest of the island. 13) Fosnøyna Located 241.8 km WestSouthWest of the island. 14) Radøy Located 249.2 km WestSouthWest of the island. 15) Fedje Located 249.4 km WestSouthWest of the island. 16) Holsnøy Located 259.9 km WestSouthWest of the island. 17) Alvøyna Located 261.9 km WestSouthWest of the island. 18) Askøy Located 266.8 km WestSouthWest of the island. 19) Sotra Located 277.1 km WestSouthWest of the island. 20) Toftøyna Located 301.9 km WestSouthWest of the island. 21) Hundvåko Located 306.6 km WestSouthWest of the island. 22) Tysnesøya Located 307.1 km WestSouthWest of the island. 23) Huftarøy Located 308.4 km WestSouthWest of the island. 24) Stora Kalsøy Located 308.6 km WestSouthWest of the island. 25) Selbjørn Located 320.4 km WestSouthWest of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Gossa consists of nature 6.5 km2 (14%), wet nature 13.4 km2 (29%), and agriculture 23.9 km2 (51%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Gossa |
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