Description island MeløyaThe inhabited small island of Meløya is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is, quite close about 2.3 km. The surface-area of the island is 21.7 km2 and is therefore 0.057 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 38.9 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 10.9 km by 3.1 km (maximum width). The island is South-southwest - North-northeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 66.83 (66°49'5.493), 13.45 (13°26'48.3972).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 Meløya are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Åmnøya Located 2.6 km West of the island. 2) Fugløya Located 24 km EastNorthEast of the island. 3) Sandhornøya Located 32.1 km NorthEast of the island. 4) Nesøya Located 37.6 km SouthWest of the island. 5) Lurøya Located 43.8 km WestSouthWest of the island. 6) Tomma Located 61 km WestSouthWest of the island. 7) Husøya Located 64.4 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 8) Landegode Located 65.7 km EastNorthEast of the island. 9) Dønna Located 73.1 km WestSouthWest of the island. 10) Løkta Located 74.3 km WestSouthWest of the island. 11) Alsta Located 87.8 km WestSouthWest of the island. 12) Røst Located 92.5 km SouthEast of the island. 13) Værøy Located 93.7 km EastSouthEast of the island. 14) Mosken Located 103.5 km EastSouthEast of the island. 15) Moskenesøya Located 112 km EastSouthEast of the island. 16) Flakstadøya Located 128.6 km East of the island. 17) Engeløya Located 133.8 km EastNorthEast of the island. 18) Vestvågøya Located 134.9 km East of the island. 19) Vega Located 136.8 km WestSouthWest of the island. 20) Lundøya Located 143.5 km EastNorthEast of the island. 21) Austvågøy Located 150.4 km East of the island. 22) Gimsøya Located 159.9 km East of the island. 23) Hinnøya Located 174 km EastNorthEast of the island. 24) Hadseløya Located 190.4 km EastNorthEast of the island. 25) Langøya Located 199.6 km East of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Meløya consists of Sand - Rock 0.8 km2 (4%), wood 6.9 km2 (32%), nature 10.4 km2 (48%), wet nature 1.3 km2 (6%), and agriculture 2 km2 (9%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Meløya |
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