Description island MagerøyaThe inhabited large island of Magerøya is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is, quite close about 1.2 km. The surface-area of the island is 421.4 km2 and is therefore 1.1 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 503.2 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 30.8 km by 27.8 km (maximum width). The island has No maindirection-circular. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 71.06 (71°3'22.2444), 25.47 (25°2'5.0118).The population is 3201 and the population density is thus on 7.20 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Honningsvåg (located in the East-southeast of the island). Other places on the island are: Kamøyvær, Skarsvåg, Nordvågen, Gjesvær. 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 Magerøya are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Måsøya Located 6.9 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 2) Hjelmsøya Located 14.9 km South of the island. 3) Havøya Located 19.9 km South of the island. 4) Rolvsøya Located 38 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 5) Reinøya Located 38.1 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 6) Ingøya Located 39.9 km South of the island. 7) Kvaløya Located 58.4 km SouthWest of the island. 8) Sørøya Located 69 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 9) Reinøya Located 71.2 km West of the island. 10) Seiland Located 76.6 km SouthWest of the island. 11) Stjernøya Located 115 km SouthWest of the island. 12) Silda Located 148 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 13) Arnøya Located 188.4 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 14) Uløya Located 209.6 km SouthWest of the island. 15) Vanna Located 216.5 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 16) Reinøya Located 231.9 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 17) Helgøya Located 233.9 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 18) Ringvassøya Located 237.4 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 19) Rebbenesøya Located 255.9 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 20) Kvaløya Located 270.1 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 21) Senja Located 320.5 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 22) Dyrøya Located 362.6 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 23) Andørja Located 381.5 km SouthWest of the island. 24) Andøya Located 393.3 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 25) Rolla Located 395.8 km SouthWest of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Magerøya consists of Sand - Rock 91.9 km2 (22%), nature 324 km2 (77%), wet nature 2.5 km2 (1%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Magerøya |
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