Description island JuistThe inhabited small island of Juist is part of (the island group) Wadden Islands and is located in the country of Germany, Western Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 6.8 km. The surface-area of the island is 13.6 km2 and is therefore 0.036 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the Wadden Sea and the total coastal length is about 35.8 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 16 km by 0.90 km (maximum width). The island is West - East oriented. The highest point is 22 meter and is named Juister Wasserturm. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 53.68 (53°40'34.5072), 6.98 (6°58'55.6104).The population is 1772 and the population density is thus on 108.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is juist (located in the Center of the island). Other places on the island are: Loog (M). The island is located in the Northwest of the country Germany. It is located in the administrative unit State Lower Saxony (local administrative level-name Land), in the District Aurich (local administrative level-name Landkreis). Direct neighboring islands of Juist are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Norderney Located 3.6 km NorthEast of the island. 2) Borkum Located 8 km SouthWest of the island. 3) Baltrum Located 18 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 4) Rottumeroog Located 21.8 km SouthWest of the island. 5) Zuiderduintjes Located 23.9 km SouthWest of the island. 6) Langeoog Located 24.7 km North of the island. 7) Rottumerplaat Located 27.5 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 8) Simonszand Located 33.5 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 9) Schiermonnikoog Located 36.9 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 10) Spiekeroog Located 38.5 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 11) Wangerooge Located 50.7 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 12) Zuidelijke Ballastplaat Located 54.7 km SouthWest of the island. 13) Het Rif Located 57.9 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 14) Engelsmanplaat Located 58.1 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 15) Ameland Located 63.1 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 16) Heligoland Located 75.3 km NorthEast of the island. 17) Heligoland-Düne Located 76.9 km NorthEast of the island. 18) Terschelling Located 90.3 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 19) Griend Located 115.5 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 20) Richel Located 120.4 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 21) Vlieland Located 123.9 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 22) Amrum Located 132.1 km NorthEast of the island. 23) Pellworm Located 134 km NorthEast of the island. 24) Sylt Located 141.1 km EastNorthEast of the island. 25) Föhr Located 141.6 km NorthEast of the island. 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 sand. The land use on the island of Juist consists of Sand - Rock 1.2 km2 (9%), nature 4.4 km2 (32%), wet nature 6.7 km2 (49%), and agriculture 0.4 km2 (3%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Juist |
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