Description island PellwormThe inhabited small island of Pellworm is part of (the island group) North Frisian Islands and is located in the country of Germany, Western Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 5.2 km. The surface-area of the island is 39.6 km2 and is therefore 0.104 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the Wadden Sea and the total coastal length is about 30.5 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 9 km by 6 km (maximum width). The island is West-southwest - East-northeast oriented. The highest point is only 2 meter and is named Deich - dijk om eiland. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 54.52 (54°3'7.8336), 8.65 (8°38'56.8716).The population is 1041 and the population density is thus on 28.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Tammensiel (located in the East of the island). Other places on the island are: Alte Kirche, Gr. The island is located in the North-northwest of the country Germany. It is located in the administrative unit State Schleswig-Holstein (local administrative level-name Land), in the District Nordfriesland (local administrative level-name Kreis). Direct neighboring islands of Pellworm are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Amrum Located 15.4 km SouthEast of the island. 2) Föhr Located 15.6 km EastSouthEast of the island. 3) Sylt Located 29.9 km SouthEast of the island. 4) Heligoland-Düne Located 56.2 km SouthWest of the island. 5) Rømø Located 57 km East of the island. 6) Heligoland Located 58.1 km SouthWest of the island. 7) Mandø Located 79.1 km East of the island. 8) Als Located 79.3 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 9) Fanø Located 88 km East of the island. 10) Wangerooge Located 89.9 km WestSouthWest of the island. 11) Spiekeroog Located 95.3 km SouthWest of the island. 12) Funen Located 103.7 km NorthEast of the island. 13) Langeoog Located 104.5 km SouthWest of the island. 14) Lyø Located 106 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 15) Ærø Located 106.5 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 16) Bågø Located 107.9 km NorthEast of the island. 17) Baltrum Located 114.6 km SouthWest of the island. 18) Norderney Located 119.2 km SouthWest of the island. 19) Langeland Located 125.6 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 20) Tåsinge Located 125.9 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 21) Juist Located 134 km SouthWest of the island. 22) Lolland Located 147.7 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 23) Fehmarn Located 149.1 km North of the island. 24) Borkum Located 154.4 km SouthWest of the island. 25) Endelave Located 164.7 km NorthEast of the island. The island is accessible by car (by means of ferry or bridge). The distance from Western-Europe (The Netherlands) is about 469 km. There is a ferry connection for cars to the mainland. For pedestrians, there is a ferry connection to the mainland also. There are ferry connections with car to other (neighboring) island (s). There are also (seasonal) ferry connections for pedestrians (-cyclists) with other (neighboring) island(s). Far as is known, there are good cycling opportunities on the island. The source material on the island consists of sand. The land use on the island of Pellworm consists of wet nature 4.5 km2 (11%), and agriculture 34.9 km2 (88%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Pellworm |
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