Description island RånönThe uninhabited small island of Rånön is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is, quite close about 2.5 km. The surface-area of the island is 23.8 km2 and is therefore 0.063 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 34 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 9.4 km by 4.7 km (maximum width). The island is West-northwest - East-southeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 65.71 (65°42'41.9436), 22.93 (22°55'48.8928).It is located in the administrative unit (local administrative level-name ), in the (local administrative level-name ). Direct neighboring islands of Rånön are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Seskarö Located 31.6 km North of the island. 2) Kataja Located 52 km North of the island. 3) Hailuoto Located 101.2 km NorthWest of the island. 4) Holmön Located 228.4 km WestSouthWest of the island. 5) Björkö Located 266.7 km WestSouthWest of the island. 6) Replot Located 274.1 km WestSouthWest of the island. 7) Norra Ulvön Located 354.4 km SouthWest of the island. 8) Södra Ulvön Located 360.4 km SouthWest of the island. 9) Hemsön Located 399.8 km SouthWest of the island. 10) Tjeldøya Located 409.9 km SouthEast of the island. 11) Engeløya Located 412.1 km SouthEast of the island. 12) Sandhornøya Located 412.3 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 13) Lundøya Located 414.9 km SouthEast of the island. 14) Rolla Located 417.1 km SouthEast of the island. 15) Andørja Located 417.8 km EastSouthEast of the island. 16) Hinnøya Located 418.5 km SouthEast of the island. 17) Landegode Located 419.1 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 18) Fugløya Located 428.5 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 19) Dyrøya Located 431.8 km EastSouthEast of the island. 20) Meløya Located 434.8 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 21) Senja Located 436.9 km EastSouthEast of the island. 22) Åmnøya Located 437.5 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 23) Grytøya Located 442.2 km SouthEast of the island. 24) Alnön Located 445.7 km SouthWest of the island. 25) Austvågøy Located 449.2 km SouthEast of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Rånön consists of wood 18.9 km2 (79%), nature 4.8 km2 (20%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Rånön |
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