Description island RichelThe uninhabited small island of Richel is part of (the island group) Wadden Islands and is located in the country of The Netherlands, Western Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 20.6 km. The surface-area of the island is 2.8 km2 and is therefore 0.007 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the Wadden Sea and the total coastal length is about 8.6 km and the length of the island is about km. The highest point is 18 meter. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 53.29 (53°17'30.8832), 5.13 (5°7'54.8832).It is located in the administrative unit Province Friesland (local administrative level-name Provincie), in the Municipality Vlieland (local administrative level-name Gemeente). Direct neighboring islands of Richel are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Vlieland Located 1.5 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 2) Terschelling Located 5.8 km EastNorthEast of the island. 3) Griend Located 7 km NorthWest of the island. 4) Texel Located 20.3 km SouthWest of the island. 5) Ameland Located 34.3 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 6) Noorderhaaks - De razende bol Located 43.6 km SouthWest of the island. 7) Het Rif Located 61 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 8) Engelsmanplaat Located 61.4 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 9) Schiermonnikoog Located 66.8 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 10) Zuidelijke Ballastplaat Located 68.5 km North of the island. 11) Simonszand Located 86 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 12) Rottumerplaat Located 90.2 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 13) Rottumeroog Located 97.1 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 14) Zuiderduintjes Located 97.8 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 15) Pampus Located 102 km West of the island. 16) Borkum Located 104.5 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 17) Juist Located 120.4 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 18) Robinson Crusoë Located 120.5 km West of the island. 19) Markus Pos Located 121 km West of the island. 20) Geitekaai Located 121.8 km West of the island. 21) Meent Located 122.9 km West of the island. 22) Norderney Located 138.9 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 23) Baltrum Located 153.5 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 24) Langeoog Located 160.1 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 25) Middenplaat Located 165.4 km WestSouthWest of the island. The source material on the island consists of sand. The land use on the island of Richel consists of Sand - Rock 2.2 km2 (80%), wet nature 0.6 km2 (21%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Richel |
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