Description island GurskøyaThe inhabited fairly large island of Gurskøya is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is, quite close about 1.8 km. The surface-area of the island is 133.4 km2 and is therefore 0.351 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 138.4 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 16.8 km by 12.1 km (maximum width). The island is South - North oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 62.24 (62°14'38.6448), 5.67 (5°40'8.1156).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: Tjørvåg. 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 Gurskøya are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Hareidlandet Located 0 km NorthEast of the island. 2) Sula Located 19.2 km NorthEast of the island. 3) Vågsøy Located 29.9 km SouthWest of the island. 4) Bremangerlandet Located 40.4 km WestSouthWest of the island. 5) Otrøya Located 60.4 km NorthEast of the island. 6) Gossa Located 75.3 km NorthEast of the island. 7) Ytre Sula Located 130.5 km WestSouthWest of the island. 8) Smøla Located 156.6 km NorthEast of the island. 9) Fosnøyna Located 157 km WestSouthWest of the island. 10) Fedje Located 163.1 km WestSouthWest of the island. 11) Osterøy Located 164.7 km West of the island. 12) Radøy Located 164.9 km WestSouthWest of the island. 13) Alvøyna Located 177.7 km WestSouthWest of the island. 14) Holsnøy Located 177.8 km West of the island. 15) Hitra Located 181.4 km NorthEast of the island. 16) Askøy Located 184.2 km West of the island. 17) Sotra Located 195.4 km West of the island. 18) Frøya Located 198.2 km NorthEast of the island. 19) Toftøyna Located 222.1 km West of the island. 20) Hundvåko Located 228 km West of the island. 21) Stora Kalsøy Located 229.4 km West of the island. 22) Huftarøy Located 230.6 km West of the island. 23) Tysnesøya Located 234.7 km West of the island. 24) Selbjørn Located 242.8 km West of the island. 25) Stolmen Located 243.6 km West of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Gurskøya consists of wood 7.3 km2 (5%), nature 103.8 km2 (78%), wet nature 3.6 km2 (3%), and agriculture 16.6 km2 (12%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Gurskøya |
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