Description island LangeoogThe inhabited small island of Langeoog 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 4.1 km. The surface-area of the island is 20.8 km2 and is therefore 0.055 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the Wadden Sea and the total coastal length is about 28.7 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 12.5 km by 2.5 km (maximum width). The island is West-southwest - East oriented. The highest point is 20 meter and is named Melkhörndüne. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 53.75 (53°44'45.5208), 7.53 (7°3'10.8036).The population is 1968 and the population density is thus on 100.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is langeoog (located in the West-northwest of the island). The island is located in the North-northwest of the country Germany. It is located in the administrative unit State Lower Saxony (local administrative level-name Land), in the District Wittmund (local administrative level-name Landkreis). Direct neighboring islands of Langeoog are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Baltrum Located 1.9 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 2) Spiekeroog Located 2.5 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 3) Norderney Located 7.7 km South of the island. 4) Wangerooge Located 14.7 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 5) Juist Located 24.7 km South of the island. 6) Borkum Located 45.7 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 7) Heligoland Located 49.6 km EastNorthEast of the island. 8) Heligoland-Düne Located 51 km EastNorthEast of the island. 9) Rottumeroog Located 59.7 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 10) Zuiderduintjes Located 61.7 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 11) Rottumerplaat Located 66.5 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 12) Simonszand Located 72.6 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 13) Schiermonnikoog Located 76.1 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 14) Zuidelijke Ballastplaat Located 92.2 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 15) Engelsmanplaat Located 97.5 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 16) Het Rif Located 97.5 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 17) Ameland Located 102.8 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 18) Pellworm Located 104.5 km NorthEast of the island. 19) Amrum Located 106.7 km EastNorthEast of the island. 20) Föhr Located 116.8 km EastNorthEast of the island. 21) Sylt Located 118 km EastNorthEast of the island. 22) Terschelling Located 130.3 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 23) Griend Located 154.8 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 24) Rømø Located 156.3 km EastNorthEast of the island. 25) Richel Located 160.1 km SouthSouthWest 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 Langeoog consists of Sand - Rock 2.6 km2 (12%), wood 0.3 km2 (2%), nature 10.4 km2 (50%), wet nature 3.2 km2 (15%), and agriculture 2.9 km2 (14%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Langeoog |
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