Description island KihnuThe inhabited small island of Kihnu is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 10.1 km. The surface-area of the island is 17.2 km2 and is therefore 0.045 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 23.9 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 7 km by 3.6 km (maximum width). The island is North - South oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 58.13 (58°7'43.9788), 23.99 (23°59'6.4068).The population is 701 and the population density is thus on 42.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). Other places on the island are: Linaküla, Lemsi, Rootsiküla, Sääre. 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 Kihnu are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Saaremaa Located 49.2 km SouthEast of the island. 2) Muhu Located 52.3 km SouthEast of the island. 3) Ruhnu Located 52.5 km SouthWest of the island. 4) Abruka Located 83.5 km South of the island. 5) Hiiumaa Located 92.4 km SouthEast of the island. 6) Vormsi Located 97.3 km EastSouthEast of the island. 7) Vilsandi Located 122.8 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 8) Suur-Pakri Located 127.5 km East of the island. 9) Väike-Pakri Located 128.7 km East of the island. 10) Osmussaar Located 128.9 km EastSouthEast of the island. 11) Naissaar Located 156.7 km East of the island. 12) Aegna Located 163.4 km EastNorthEast of the island. 13) Prangli Located 171.2 km EastNorthEast of the island. 14) Piirissaare Located 203.1 km North of the island. 15) Kolpina Located 211.8 km North of the island. 16) Suomenlinna Located 227.7 km EastNorthEast of the island. 17) Korkeasaari Located 231.2 km EastNorthEast of the island. 18) Utö Located 234.3 km SouthEast of the island. 19) Emäsalo Located 245.8 km EastNorthEast of the island. 20) Storlandet Located 253 km EastSouthEast of the island. 21) Korpo Located 255.6 km EastSouthEast of the island. 22) Bolshoy Tyuters Located 261.1 km NorthEast of the island. 23) Norrskata Located 267.2 km EastSouthEast of the island. 24) Hogland Located 267.9 km NorthEast of the island. 25) Houtskär Located 268.9 km EastSouthEast of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Kihnu consists of Sand - Rock 0.6 km2 (3%), wood 5.5 km2 (32%), nature 1.3 km2 (8%), wet nature 2 km2 (12%), and agriculture 6.9 km2 (40%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Kihnu |
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