Description island MuckThe inhabited small island of Muck is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Western Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 8.2 km. The surface-area of the island is 5.3 km2 and is therefore 0.014 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 15.9 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 3.6 km by 2.6 km (maximum width). The island is North-northwest - South-southeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 56.84 (56°50'8.4228), -6.24 (-6°14'41.0316).The population is 27 and the population density is thus on 4.80 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). Other places on the island are: Port Mòr. 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 Muck are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Eigg Located 4.3 km EastNorthEast of the island. 2) Rùm Located 10 km EastSouthEast of the island. 3) Coll Located 19.3 km SouthWest of the island. 4) Mull Located 19.8 km WestNorthWest of the island. 5) Skye Located 22.8 km EastNorthEast of the island. 6) Canna Located 26.7 km EastSouthEast of the island. 7) Soay Located 31.3 km East of the island. 8) Ulva Located 36 km West of the island. 9) Tiree Located 42.4 km SouthWest of the island. 10) Scalpay Located 49.9 km EastNorthEast of the island. 11) Iona Located 53.5 km West of the island. 12) Lismore Located 54.3 km NorthWest of the island. 13) Isle of Raasay Located 54.8 km East of the island. 14) Kerrera Located 61.9 km NorthWest of the island. 15) South Uist Located 64.6 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 16) Eriskay Located 66 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 17) Seil Located 67.5 km NorthWest of the island. 18) Barra Located 69 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 19) Luing Located 71.7 km WestNorthWest of the island. 20) Isle of Rona Located 76 km East of the island. 21) Colonsay Located 77.1 km West of the island. 22) Scarba Located 77.1 km WestNorthWest of the island. 23) Jura Located 81.5 km WestNorthWest of the island. 24) Benbecula Located 85 km SouthEast of the island. 25) Oronsay Located 88.6 km West of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Muck consists of nature 4.7 km2 (88%), and agriculture 0.5 km2 (9%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Muck |
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