Description island Great Cumbrae IslandThe inhabited small island of Great Cumbrae Island is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Western Europe. The distance to the mainland is, quite close about 1.2 km. The surface-area of the island is 11.7 km2 and is therefore 0.031 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 17.1 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 6.1 km by 3 km (maximum width). The island is West-southwest - East-northeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 55.77 (55°4'36.1488), -4.92 (-4°55'12.7596).The population is 1376 and the population density is thus on 117.80 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). Other places on the island are: Millport. 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 Great Cumbrae Island are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Isle of Bute Located 3.5 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 2) Arran Located 15.2 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 3) Holy Island Located 24.4 km WestSouthWest of the island. 4) Gigha Located 47.9 km South of the island. 5) Jura Located 58.9 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 6) Luing Located 62.8 km SouthEast of the island. 7) Scarba Located 63.1 km SouthEast of the island. 8) Islay Located 67.6 km South of the island. 9) Seil Located 68.8 km SouthEast of the island. 10) Kerrera Located 75.9 km EastSouthEast of the island. 11) Mull Located 80.1 km SouthEast of the island. 12) Colonsay Located 83.5 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 13) Oronsay Located 83.8 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 14) Lismore Located 85.5 km EastSouthEast of the island. 15) Rathlin Island Located 91.5 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 16) Ulva Located 107.2 km SouthEast of the island. 17) Iona Located 109.4 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 18) Coll Located 134.8 km SouthEast of the island. 19) Tiree Located 138.8 km SouthEast of the island. 20) Muck Located 141 km SouthEast of the island. 21) Eigg Located 142.2 km EastSouthEast of the island. 22) Man Located 151.8 km WestNorthWest of the island. 23) Skye Located 152.1 km EastSouthEast of the island. 24) Isle of May Located 152.2 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 25) Rùm Located 153.7 km SouthEast of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Great Cumbrae Island consists of nature 2.4 km2 (20%), and agriculture 8 km2 (69%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Great Cumbrae Island |
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