Description island LurøyaThe inhabited small island of Lurøya is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 6.9 km. The surface-area of the island is 14.6 km2 and is therefore 0.038 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 26.5 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 6.3 km by 3.8 km (maximum width). The island is West - East oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 66.43 (66°25'5.2914), 12.87 (12°52'6.6036).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 Lurøya are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Tomma Located 11.2 km WestSouthWest of the island. 2) Nesøya Located 14.2 km SouthEast of the island. 3) Dønna Located 23.2 km WestSouthWest of the island. 4) Løkta Located 24.6 km WestSouthWest of the island. 5) Husøya Located 33.1 km South of the island. 6) Åmnøya Located 36.3 km EastNorthEast of the island. 7) Alsta Located 40.2 km West of the island. 8) Meløya Located 43.8 km EastNorthEast of the island. 9) Fugløya Located 75.2 km EastNorthEast of the island. 10) Sandhornøya Located 82.9 km NorthEast of the island. 11) Vega Located 86.8 km WestSouthWest of the island. 12) Landegode Located 117.2 km EastNorthEast of the island. 13) Røst Located 122.1 km EastSouthEast of the island. 14) Værøy Located 131.5 km East of the island. 15) Mosken Located 143 km East of the island. 16) Leka Located 151 km WestSouthWest of the island. 17) Moskenesøya Located 152.6 km East of the island. 18) Flakstadøya Located 172.6 km East of the island. 19) Vestvågøya Located 180.2 km East of the island. 20) Engeløya Located 185.2 km EastNorthEast of the island. 21) Lundøya Located 195.1 km EastNorthEast of the island. 22) Austvågøy Located 199 km EastNorthEast of the island. 23) Gimsøya Located 208.3 km EastNorthEast of the island. 24) Hinnøya Located 224.5 km EastNorthEast of the island. 25) Hadseløya Located 239.8 km EastNorthEast of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Lurøya consists of wood 4 km2 (27%), nature 10.2 km2 (70%), and agriculture 0.3 km2 (2%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Lurøya |
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