Description island Nord-KosterThe inhabited small island of Nord-Koster is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 8.1 km. The surface-area of the island is 4 km2 and is therefore 0.011 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 12.9 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 3.3 km by 2.3 km (maximum width). The island is Southwest - Northeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 58.9 (58°54'1.2384), 11 (11°0'5.9256).The population is 125 and the population density is thus on 31.25 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Nordkoster (located in the East-southeast of the island). Other places on the island are: Nordkoster. 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 Nord-Koster are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Syd-Koster Located 0.1 km WestNorthWest of the island. 2) Kirkøy Located 11.5 km East of the island. 3) Orust Located 76.4 km WestNorthWest of the island. 4) Tjörn Located 96.4 km WestNorthWest of the island. 5) Koön Located 114.9 km WestNorthWest of the island. 6) Marstrandsön Located 115.6 km WestNorthWest of the island. 7) Kållandsö Located 121.6 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 8) Vendsyssel-Thy Located 128.1 km West of the island. 9) Torsö Located 155.5 km North of the island. 10) Læsø Located 173.6 km West of the island. 11) Visingsö Located 214.1 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 12) Anholt Located 242.2 km West of the island. 13) Mors Located 244 km WestSouthWest of the island. 14) Fur Located 253.9 km WestSouthWest of the island. 15) Bolmsö Located 262.7 km NorthWest of the island. 16) Hidra Located 263.7 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 17) Ombo Located 282.4 km South of the island. 18) Hallands Väderö Located 286 km WestNorthWest of the island. 19) Eigerøya Located 294.1 km South of the island. 20) Finnøya Located 294.4 km South of the island. 21) Sollerön Located 297 km NorthEast of the island. 22) Rennesøya Located 299.5 km South of the island. 23) Halsnøya Located 307.4 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 24) Borgundøya Located 312.2 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 25) Seeland Located 316.4 km WestNorthWest of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Nord-Koster consists of Sand - Rock 1.4 km2 (34%), wood 0.7 km2 (18%), nature 1.2 km2 (30%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Nord-Koster |
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