Description island MoskenesøyaThe inhabited fairly large island of Moskenesøya is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 68.5 km. The surface-area of the island is 170.8 km2 and is therefore 0.45 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 294 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 34.6 km by 11.1 km (maximum width). The island is West-southwest - East-northeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 67.96 (67°57'52.5996), 13.02 (13°1'0.003).The population is 1263 and the population density is thus on 6.80 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). Other places on the island are: Sørvågen. 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 Moskenesøya are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Flakstadøya Located 0.1 km North of the island. 2) Mosken Located 7.6 km WestSouthWest of the island. 3) Vestvågøya Located 11.2 km North of the island. 4) Værøy Located 15 km WestSouthWest of the island. 5) Gimsøya Located 42.7 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 6) Austvågøy Located 42.9 km North of the island. 7) Røst Located 43.5 km SouthWest of the island. 8) Engeløya Located 73.9 km North of the island. 9) Landegode Located 74.3 km NorthWest of the island. 10) Langøya Located 75.8 km NorthEast of the island. 11) Hadseløya Located 76.7 km NorthEast of the island. 12) Hinnøya Located 77.6 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 13) Lundøya Located 82.5 km North of the island. 14) Sandhornøya Located 90.2 km NorthWest of the island. 15) Fugløya Located 91.8 km WestNorthWest of the island. 16) Meløya Located 112 km WestNorthWest of the island. 17) Åmnøya Located 117.8 km West of the island. 18) Tjeldøya Located 124.2 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 19) Andøya Located 126.7 km NorthEast of the island. 20) Nesøya Located 136 km West of the island. 21) Husøya Located 150.3 km WestSouthWest of the island. 22) Lurøya Located 152.6 km West of the island. 23) Grytøya Located 157.2 km NorthEast of the island. 24) Rolla Located 164.7 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 25) Tomma Located 169.7 km West of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Moskenesøya consists of Sand - Rock 15.8 km2 (9%), nature 149.9 km2 (88%), and agriculture 1.5 km2 (1%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Moskenesøya |
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