Description island HinnøyaThe inhabited very large island of Hinnøya is part of (the island group) Vesterålen and is located in the country of Norway, Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is, quite close about 0.7 km. The surface-area of the island is 2125.7 km2 and is therefore 5.6 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the Norwegian Sea and the total coastal length is about 1740.2 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 86 km by 46 km (maximum width). The island is North-northeast - South-southwest oriented. The highest point is 1262 meter and is named Møysalen. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 68.64 (68°38'28.7124), 15.92 (15°5'29.4036).The population is 31851 and the population density is thus on 14.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Harstad (located in the Northeast of the island). Other places on the island are: Borkenes. The island is located in the North-northeast of the country Norway. It is located in the administrative unit County Troms (local administrative level-name Fylke), in the municipalities : 1) Andøy 2) Hadsel 3) Lødingen 4) Sortland 5) Tjeldsund 6) Vågan 7) Harstad 8) Kvæfjord (local administrative level-name Kommune). Direct neighboring islands of Hinnøya are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Austvågøy Located 0.2 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 2) Tjeldøya Located 0.7 km NorthWest of the island. 3) Langøya Located 0.9 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 4) Andøya Located 1.1 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 5) Grytøya Located 2.6 km East of the island. 6) Hadseløya Located 7.2 km South of the island. 7) Rolla Located 9.2 km North of the island. 8) Andørja Located 21.7 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 9) Senja Located 25.2 km EastNorthEast of the island. 10) Lundøya Located 28.7 km West of the island. 11) Gimsøya Located 29.1 km South of the island. 12) Engeløya Located 33.1 km West of the island. 13) Vestvågøya Located 33.9 km South of the island. 14) Dyrøya Located 34.9 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 15) Flakstadøya Located 65.7 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 16) Moskenesøya Located 77.6 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 17) Kvaløya Located 98.2 km NorthEast of the island. 18) Landegode Located 99 km WestSouthWest of the island. 19) Mosken Located 110.8 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 20) Værøy Located 116.6 km SouthWest of the island. 21) Sandhornøya Located 126.7 km WestSouthWest of the island. 22) Ringvassøya Located 144.3 km NorthEast of the island. 23) Fugløya Located 144.4 km WestSouthWest of the island. 24) Røst Located 147.6 km SouthWest of the island. 25) Rebbenesøya Located 152 km NorthEast of the island. The island is accessible by car (by means of ferry or bridge). The distance from Western-Europe (The Netherlands) is about 2503 km. 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 Hinnøya consists of Sand - Rock 200 km2 (9%), wood 814.4 km2 (38%), nature 822.9 km2 (39%), wet nature 171.7 km2 (8%), and agriculture 93.1 km2 (4%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Hinnøya |
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