Description island HeligolandThe inhabited very small island of Heligoland (local name Helgoland) is part of (the island group) archipelago Heligoland and is located in the country of Germany, Western Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 46.9 km. The surface-area of the island is 1.1 km2 and is therefore 0.003 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the North Sea and the total coastal length is about 6.3 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 2 km by 0.60 km (maximum width). The island is Northwest - Southeast oriented. The highest point is 61.3 meter and is named Pinneberg. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 54.18 (54°10'56.8164), 7.88 (7°53'0.2274).The population is 1127 and the population density is thus on 663.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Helgoland (located in the East-southeast of the island). Other places on the island are: Helgoland . The island is located in the North-northwest of the country Germany. It is located in the administrative unit State Schleswig-Holstein (local administrative level-name Land), in the District Pinneberg (local administrative level-name Kreis). Direct neighboring islands of Helgoland are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Heligoland-Düne Located 0.8 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 2) Wangerooge Located 42 km West of the island. 3) Spiekeroog Located 44.1 km West of the island. 4) Langeoog Located 49.6 km WestSouthWest of the island. 5) Amrum Located 56.2 km EastNorthEast of the island. 6) Baltrum Located 57.5 km WestSouthWest of the island. 7) Pellworm Located 58.1 km NorthEast of the island. 8) Norderney Located 61.4 km SouthWest of the island. 9) Föhr Located 66.1 km EastNorthEast of the island. 10) Sylt Located 66.9 km EastNorthEast of the island. 11) Juist Located 75.3 km SouthWest of the island. 12) Borkum Located 95.5 km SouthWest of the island. 13) Rømø Located 105.1 km EastNorthEast of the island. 14) Rottumeroog Located 109.5 km SouthWest of the island. 15) Zuiderduintjes Located 111.6 km SouthWest of the island. 16) Rottumerplaat Located 115 km SouthWest of the island. 17) Simonszand Located 120.7 km SouthWest of the island. 18) Schiermonnikoog Located 124 km SouthWest of the island. 19) Mandø Located 127.2 km EastNorthEast of the island. 20) Fanø Located 133.4 km EastNorthEast of the island. 21) Zuidelijke Ballastplaat Located 142.4 km SouthWest of the island. 22) Het Rif Located 143.5 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 23) Engelsmanplaat Located 144.2 km SouthWest of the island. 24) Als Located 146.5 km NorthEast of the island. 25) Ameland Located 148.5 km SouthSouthWest of the island. There is a ferry connection for cars to the mainland. For pedestrians, there is a ferry connection to the mainland also. Far as is known, there are good cycling opportunities on the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Helgoland consists of nature 0.6 km2 (52%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Heligoland |
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