Description island LøktaThe inhabited small island of Løkta is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is, quite close about 2.6 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 43.4 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 6.2 km by 5.1 km (maximum width). The island is South - North oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 66.16 (66°0'58.0428), 12.73 (12°44'0.1896).The population is 0 and the population density is thus on 0.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). 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 Løkta are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Dønna Located 1.7 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 2) Tomma Located 3.2 km EastNorthEast of the island. 3) Alsta Located 12.6 km West of the island. 4) Lurøya Located 24.6 km EastNorthEast of the island. 5) Nesøya Located 40.4 km East of the island. 6) Husøya Located 43.5 km SouthEast of the island. 7) Vega Located 57.4 km WestSouthWest of the island. 8) Åmnøya Located 66.9 km EastNorthEast of the island. 9) Meløya Located 74.3 km EastNorthEast of the island. 10) Fugløya Located 105.3 km EastNorthEast of the island. 11) Sandhornøya Located 111 km EastNorthEast of the island. 12) Leka Located 121 km WestSouthWest of the island. 13) Landegode Located 147.2 km EastNorthEast of the island. 14) Røst Located 149.5 km East of the island. 15) Værøy Located 161.1 km East of the island. 16) Mosken Located 173.1 km East of the island. 17) Moskenesøya Located 182.8 km East of the island. 18) Flakstadøya Located 203.4 km East of the island. 19) Vestvågøya Located 211.2 km East of the island. 20) Engeløya Located 215.3 km EastNorthEast of the island. 21) Lundøya Located 225 km EastNorthEast of the island. 22) Austvågøy Located 230 km EastNorthEast of the island. 23) Gimsøya Located 239.2 km EastNorthEast of the island. 24) Hinnøya Located 255.1 km EastNorthEast of the island. 25) Linesøya Located 267.4 km WestSouthWest of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Løkta consists of wood 0.3 km2 (2%), nature 3 km2 (17%), and agriculture 13.5 km2 (79%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Løkta |
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