Description island GrimsayThe inhabited small island of Grimsay is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Western Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 79.7 km. The surface-area of the island is 6.7 km2 and is therefore 0.018 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 20.1 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 4.1 km by 3.2 km (maximum width). The island is North - South oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 57.49 (57°29'24.7704), -7.24 (-7°1'25.2948).The population is 169 and the population density is thus on 20.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). Other places on the island are: Bàgh Mòr. 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 Grimsay are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Benbecula Located 0.3 km West of the island. 2) North Uist Located 0.6 km EastNorthEast of the island. 3) Baleshare Located 4.6 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 4) South Uist Located 10.2 km WestSouthWest of the island. 5) Berneray Located 22.3 km East of the island. 6) Skye Located 25.2 km North of the island. 7) Lewis Harris Located 29.2 km EastNorthEast of the island. 8) Eriskay Located 42.8 km West of the island. 9) Barra Located 48.4 km WestSouthWest of the island. 10) Scalpay Located 50.5 km NorthEast of the island. 11) Canna Located 59 km NorthWest of the island. 12) Isle of Raasay Located 67.3 km North of the island. 13) Soay Located 67.6 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 14) Rùm Located 68.5 km NorthWest of the island. 15) Isle of Rona Located 72.3 km North of the island. 16) Scalpay Located 73.3 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 17) Great Bernera Located 81.1 km EastNorthEast of the island. 18) St Kilda or Hirta Located 83.8 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 19) Eigg Located 87 km NorthWest of the island. 20) Muck Located 89.8 km NorthWest of the island. 21) Coll Located 97.4 km WestNorthWest of the island. 22) Tiree Located 106 km WestNorthWest of the island. 23) Mull Located 110.5 km WestNorthWest of the island. 24) Ulva Located 123.5 km WestNorthWest of the island. 25) Iona Located 134.8 km WestNorthWest of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Grimsay consists of nature 0.1 km2 (1%), wet nature 6 km2 (89%), and agriculture 0.6 km2 (9%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Grimsay |
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