Description island MarkenjeThe uninhabited very small island of Markenje is part of (the island group) Grevelingen - islands and is located in the country of The Netherlands, Western Europe. The surface-area of the island is 0.290 km2 and is therefore 0.001 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the Grevelingenmeer and the total coastal length is about 2.5 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 0.80 km by 500 km (maximum width). The island is West - East-southeast oriented. The highest point is only 1 meter. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 51.8 (51°47'56.1336), 3.96 (3°57'47.1744).It is located in the administrative unit Province South Holland (local administrative level-name Provincie), in the Municipality Goedereede (local administrative level-name Gemeente). Direct neighboring islands of Markenje are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Hompelvoet Located 1.6 km SouthWest of the island. 2) Veermansplaat Located 4.5 km WestNorthWest of the island. 3) Kabeljauwplaat Located 4.9 km WestNorthWest of the island. 4) Stampersplaat Located 5.5 km West of the island. 5) Stampersplaat Zuid Located 5.9 km West of the island. 6) Ossehoek Located 6.6 km SouthWest of the island. 7) Dwars in den Weg Located 7 km WestSouthWest of the island. 8) Slijkplaat Located 11.7 km North of the island. 9) Middenplaat Located 19.2 km NorthEast of the island. 10) Tiengemeten Located 20.5 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 11) Noordplaat Located 22.2 km NorthWest of the island. 12) Roggenplaat Located 22.5 km SouthWest of the island. 13) Werkeiland Neeltje Jans Located 24.2 km SouthWest of the island. 14) Eiland in Krabbenkreek Located 24.9 km WestNorthWest of the island. 15) Middelplaten Oost Located 30.2 km WestSouthWest of the island. 16) Middelplaten West Located 30.4 km WestSouthWest of the island. 17) Schelphoekplaten Located 30.5 km WestSouthWest of the island. 18) Schutteplaat Located 33 km SouthWest of the island. 19) Mosselplaat Located 33.2 km SouthWest of the island. 20) Haringvreter Located 33.3 km SouthWest of the island. 21) Zandkreekplaat Located 33.3 km WestSouthWest of the island. 22) Bastiaan de Langeplaat Located 33.9 km WestSouthWest of the island. 23) Soelekerkeplaat Located 34.1 km WestSouthWest of the island. 24) Aardbeieneiland Located 35 km WestSouthWest of the island. 25) Arneplaat Located 35.5 km WestSouthWest of the island. To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Markenje |
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