Description island HolsnøyThe inhabited fairly large island of Holsnøy is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is, quite close about 1.1 km. The surface-area of the island is 84.1 km2 and is therefore 0.221 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 122.5 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 19.6 km by 7.4 km (maximum width). The island is North-northwest - South-southeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 60.56 (60°33'37.2456), 5.11 (5°6'45.3708).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: Holme. 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 Holsnøy are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Radøy Located 0.6 km NorthEast of the island. 2) Askøy Located 1.1 km WestSouthWest of the island. 3) Alvøyna Located 4.6 km South of the island. 4) Osterøy Located 5.1 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 5) Sotra Located 9.8 km WestSouthWest of the island. 6) Fosnøyna Located 13 km East of the island. 7) Fedje Located 19.2 km SouthEast of the island. 8) Toftøyna Located 34 km WestSouthWest of the island. 9) Hundvåko Located 39.5 km West of the island. 10) Stora Kalsøy Located 41 km West of the island. 11) Huftarøy Located 42.3 km West of the island. 12) Ytre Sula Located 43.2 km EastSouthEast of the island. 13) Tysnesøya Located 52.5 km WestNorthWest of the island. 14) Selbjørn Located 54.4 km West of the island. 15) Stolmen Located 55.2 km West of the island. 16) Stord Located 58.5 km West of the island. 17) Bømlo Located 69.9 km West of the island. 18) Halsnøya Located 80.2 km WestNorthWest of the island. 19) Moster Located 86.4 km West of the island. 20) Borgundøya Located 87.9 km WestNorthWest of the island. 21) Karmøy Located 121.7 km West of the island. 22) Bremangerlandet Located 129.2 km East of the island. 23) Vestre Bokn Located 140.5 km West of the island. 24) Ombo Located 141.4 km WestNorthWest of the island. 25) Vågsøy Located 145.8 km East of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Holsnøy consists of wood 30.4 km2 (36%), nature 29.7 km2 (35%), wet nature 1.4 km2 (2%), and agriculture 19.1 km2 (23%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Holsnøy |
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