Description island OsterøyThe inhabited large island of Osterøy is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is, quite close about 0.1 km. The surface-area of the island is 316.3 km2 and is therefore 0.833 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 264.6 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 28.8 km by 20.3 km (maximum width). The island is Southwest - Northeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 60.56 (60°33'25.6572), 5.59 (5°35'10.0536).The population is 8000 and the population density is thus on 24.24 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). Other places on the island are: Lonevåg. 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 Osterøy are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Holsnøy Located 5.1 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 2) Radøy Located 6.7 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 3) Askøy Located 8.3 km SouthWest of the island. 4) Sotra Located 21 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 5) Alvøyna Located 27.4 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 6) Fosnøyna Located 28.5 km SouthEast of the island. 7) Toftøyna Located 35.4 km SouthWest of the island. 8) Hundvåko Located 37.4 km SouthWest of the island. 9) Huftarøy Located 38.1 km WestSouthWest of the island. 10) Tysnesøya Located 39.5 km WestNorthWest of the island. 11) Stora Kalsøy Located 40.1 km SouthWest of the island. 12) Fedje Located 40.5 km SouthEast of the island. 13) Selbjørn Located 49.6 km WestSouthWest of the island. 14) Stord Located 51.1 km WestSouthWest of the island. 15) Stolmen Located 52.4 km WestSouthWest of the island. 16) Ytre Sula Located 58.5 km SouthEast of the island. 17) Bømlo Located 64.4 km WestSouthWest of the island. 18) Halsnøya Located 68.4 km West of the island. 19) Borgundøya Located 76.4 km West of the island. 20) Moster Located 78.5 km West of the island. 21) Karmøy Located 114.3 km West of the island. 22) Bremangerlandet Located 124.5 km EastSouthEast of the island. 23) Ombo Located 128.9 km WestNorthWest of the island. 24) Vestre Bokn Located 131.8 km West of the island. 25) Finnøya Located 137.7 km West of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Osterøy consists of wood 160.6 km2 (51%), nature 91.5 km2 (29%), wet nature 3.2 km2 (1%), and agriculture 55.4 km2 (18%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Osterøy |
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