Description island HailuotoThe inhabited fairly large island of Hailuoto is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 7.7 km. The surface-area of the island is 195.2 km2 and is therefore 0.514 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 119.3 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 20.6 km by 17 km (maximum width). The island is West - East oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 65.03 (65°1'31.6164), 24.76 (24°45'2.637).The population is 967 and the population density is thus on 4.81 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Hailuoto (located in the Center of the island). Other places on the island are: Kirkonkylä, Koivukylä, Marjaniemi, Järventakusta, Ojakylä, Pöllä, Ulkokarvo, Vaski. 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 Hailuoto are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Kataja Located 71.9 km EastSouthEast of the island. 2) Seskarö Located 80.2 km EastSouthEast of the island. 3) Rånön Located 101.2 km SouthEast of the island. 4) Holmön Located 220.8 km SouthWest of the island. 5) Björkö Located 237 km SouthWest of the island. 6) Replot Located 245.1 km SouthWest of the island. 7) Norra Ulvön Located 358.6 km SouthWest of the island. 8) Södra Ulvön Located 363.6 km SouthWest of the island. 9) Hemsön Located 402.9 km SouthWest of the island. 10) Enonsaari Located 437 km West of the island. 11) Alnön Located 449.9 km SouthWest of the island. 12) Solovetsky Islands Located 490.7 km North of the island. 13) Valaam Located 499.8 km NorthWest of the island. 14) Sandhornøya Located 517 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 15) Emäsalo Located 517.1 km West of the island. 16) Tjeldøya Located 518.8 km SouthEast of the island. 17) Mantsinsaari Located 519.1 km NorthWest of the island. 18) Engeløya Located 521.8 km SouthEast of the island. 19) Rolla Located 524.1 km SouthEast of the island. 20) Andørja Located 524.2 km SouthEast of the island. 21) Lundøya Located 524.7 km SouthEast of the island. 22) Frösön Located 525.2 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 23) Landegode Located 526.6 km SouthEast of the island. 24) Hinnøya Located 526.9 km SouthEast of the island. 25) Korkeasaari Located 531.1 km West of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Hailuoto consists of Sand - Rock 1 km2 (1%), wood 101 km2 (52%), nature 53.1 km2 (27%), wet nature 6.7 km2 (3%), and agriculture 29.1 km2 (15%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Hailuoto |
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