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The inhabited fairly large island of Hemsön is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is, quite close about 0.5 km. The surface-area of the island is 54.7 km2 and is therefore 0.144 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 45.5 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 9.8 km by 7.6 km (maximum width). The island has No maindirection-circular. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 62.72 (62°43'0.021), 18.07 (18°4'23.1996).


The population is 122 and the population density is thus on 2.30 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Hultom (located in the Northeast of the island). 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 Hemsön are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands):

1) Södra Ulvön Located 34.4 km NorthEast of the island.
2) Alnön Located 36.4 km SouthWest of the island.
3) Norra Ulvön Located 37.7 km NorthEast of the island.
4) Replot Located 159.8 km NorthNorthEast of the island.
5) Björkö Located 169.2 km NorthNorthEast of the island.
6) Holmön Located 170.6 km NorthEast of the island.
7) Frösön Located 179 km SouthSouthEast of the island.
8) Gräsö Located 242.1 km West of the island.
9) Sollerön Located 264 km SouthWest of the island.
10) Åland (Fasta) Located 267.8 km WestNorthWest of the island.
11) Singö Located 275.4 km West of the island.
12) Keistiö Located 306.3 km NorthWest of the island.
13) Houtskär Located 322.1 km NorthWest of the island.
14) Norrskata Located 325.8 km NorthWest of the island.
15) Korpo Located 333.9 km NorthWest of the island.
16) Storlandet Located 336.8 km NorthWest of the island.
17) Möja Located 362.5 km West of the island.
18) Grinda Located 363.5 km West of the island.
19) Utö Located 367 km WestNorthWest of the island.
20) Runmarö Located 377.6 km West of the island.
21) Nämdö Located 387.1 km West of the island.
22) Ornö Located 396.4 km West of the island.
23) Rånön Located 399.8 km EastNorthEast of the island.
24) Hailuoto Located 402.9 km NorthEast of the island.
25) Leka Located 403.1 km SouthEast of the island.


The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Hemsön consists of Sand - Rock 0.7 km2 (1%), wood 48.3 km2 (88%), nature 3.4 km2 (6%), and agriculture 1.8 km2 (3%),


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