Description island KvaløyaThe inhabited large island of Kvaløya is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is, quite close about 1.6 km. The surface-area of the island is 724.8 km2 and is therefore 1.9 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 461.7 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 46.1 km by 28.3 km (maximum width). The island is West-southwest - East-northeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 69.68 (69°40'43.9464), 18.56 (18°33'25.0344).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: Ersfjordbotn. 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 Kvaløya are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Ringvassøya Located 0.8 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 2) Senja Located 3.8 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 3) Rebbenesøya Located 11.3 km East of the island. 4) Reinøya Located 15.3 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 5) Helgøya Located 33.5 km NorthEast of the island. 6) Vanna Located 38.7 km NorthEast of the island. 7) Dyrøya Located 53.2 km WestSouthWest of the island. 8) Uløya Located 56.7 km North of the island. 9) Arnøya Located 59.8 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 10) Andørja Located 74.2 km WestSouthWest of the island. 11) Andøya Located 77.8 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 12) Rolla Located 86 km WestSouthWest of the island. 13) Grytøya Located 86.3 km SouthWest of the island. 14) Hinnøya Located 98.2 km SouthWest of the island. 15) Silda Located 114.2 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 16) Langøya Located 126.4 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 17) Tjeldøya Located 129.5 km WestSouthWest of the island. 18) Sørøya Located 138.2 km NorthEast of the island. 19) Stjernøya Located 139.6 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 20) Seiland Located 159.4 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 21) Hadseløya Located 164.4 km SouthWest of the island. 22) Austvågøy Located 165.4 km SouthWest of the island. 23) Kvaløya Located 194.5 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 24) Lundøya Located 202.9 km SouthWest of the island. 25) Gimsøya Located 204.9 km SouthWest of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Kvaløya consists of Sand - Rock 69.8 km2 (10%), wood 164 km2 (23%), nature 399.1 km2 (55%), wet nature 66.6 km2 (9%), and agriculture 19.9 km2 (3%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Kvaløya |
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