Description island KirkøyThe inhabited small island of Kirkøy is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 3.5 km. The surface-area of the island is 29.7 km2 and is therefore 0.078 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 47 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 8.5 km by 6 km (maximum width). The island is West-southwest - East-northeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 59.06 (59°3'2.7378), 11.03 (11°1'52.2156).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: Skjærhalden. 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 Kirkøy are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Nord-Koster Located 11.5 km West of the island. 2) Syd-Koster Located 13 km West of the island. 3) Orust Located 88.4 km WestNorthWest of the island. 4) Tjörn Located 109.4 km WestNorthWest of the island. 5) Kållandsö Located 123.2 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 6) Koön Located 128.5 km WestNorthWest of the island. 7) Marstrandsön Located 129.3 km WestNorthWest of the island. 8) Vendsyssel-Thy Located 142.9 km West of the island. 9) Torsö Located 153.7 km North of the island. 10) Læsø Located 188.3 km West of the island. 11) Visingsö Located 218.9 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 12) Anholt Located 256.5 km West of the island. 13) Mors Located 257.6 km WestSouthWest of the island. 14) Fur Located 267.7 km WestSouthWest of the island. 15) Hidra Located 268.5 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 16) Bolmsö Located 273.2 km NorthWest of the island. 17) Ombo Located 279.8 km South of the island. 18) Sollerön Located 279.8 km NorthEast of the island. 19) Finnøya Located 292.5 km South of the island. 20) Eigerøya Located 296.9 km South of the island. 21) Rennesøya Located 298.1 km South of the island. 22) Hallands Väderö Located 299.3 km WestNorthWest of the island. 23) Halsnøya Located 301.5 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 24) Borgundøya Located 306.7 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 25) Tysnesøya Located 314.7 km SouthSouthEast of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Kirkøy consists of wood 18.7 km2 (63%), nature 1.3 km2 (5%), and agriculture 8 km2 (27%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Kirkøy |
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