Description island MoskenThe uninhabited very small island of Mosken is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 83.6 km. The surface-area of the island is 1.5 km2 and is therefore 0.004 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 7 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 2.3 km by 1.2 km (maximum width). The island is West-southwest - East-northeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 67.75 (67°44'4.9578), 12.76 (12°45'23.9004).It is located in the administrative unit (local administrative level-name ), in the (local administrative level-name ). Direct neighboring islands of Mosken are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Værøy Located 5.1 km WestSouthWest of the island. 2) Moskenesøya Located 7.6 km EastNorthEast of the island. 3) Flakstadøya Located 32.7 km EastNorthEast of the island. 4) Røst Located 34.9 km SouthWest of the island. 5) Vestvågøya Located 45.1 km NorthEast of the island. 6) Landegode Located 73.7 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 7) Austvågøy Located 75.7 km NorthEast of the island. 8) Gimsøya Located 81.2 km NorthEast of the island. 9) Fugløya Located 85.2 km WestNorthWest of the island. 10) Sandhornøya Located 85.3 km NorthWest of the island. 11) Engeløya Located 93.7 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 12) Meløya Located 103.5 km WestNorthWest of the island. 13) Lundøya Located 103.8 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 14) Åmnøya Located 109.1 km WestNorthWest of the island. 15) Hinnøya Located 110.8 km NorthEast of the island. 16) Hadseløya Located 115.2 km NorthEast of the island. 17) Langøya Located 116.8 km NorthEast of the island. 18) Nesøya Located 126.2 km West of the island. 19) Husøya Located 140.4 km WestSouthWest of the island. 20) Lurøya Located 143 km West of the island. 21) Tjeldøya Located 155.7 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 22) Tomma Located 160 km West of the island. 23) Andøya Located 166.8 km NorthEast of the island. 24) Dønna Located 168.6 km West of the island. 25) Løkta Located 173.1 km West of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Mosken consists of nature 1.4 km2 (95%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Mosken |
|