Description island RøstThe inhabited small island of Røst is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 86.1 km. The surface-area of the island is 3.7 km2 and is therefore 0.01 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 24.3 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 3.3 km by 2.4 km (maximum width). The island is West-southwest - East-northeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 67.52 (67°31'15.7332), 12.11 (12°6'24.5916).The population is 535 and the population density is thus on 54.40 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). Other places on the island are: Røstlandet. 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 Røst are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Værøy Located 21.8 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 2) Mosken Located 34.9 km NorthEast of the island. 3) Moskenesøya Located 43.5 km NorthEast of the island. 4) Flakstadøya Located 69.3 km NorthEast of the island. 5) Vestvågøya Located 82.1 km NorthEast of the island. 6) Fugløya Located 85.7 km NorthWest of the island. 7) Landegode Located 90.2 km North of the island. 8) Sandhornøya Located 92 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 9) Meløya Located 92.5 km NorthWest of the island. 10) Åmnøya Located 96.6 km NorthWest of the island. 11) Nesøya Located 103.1 km WestNorthWest of the island. 12) Husøya Located 111.7 km West of the island. 13) Austvågøy Located 112.6 km NorthEast of the island. 14) Gimsøya Located 118.2 km NorthEast of the island. 15) Lurøya Located 122.1 km WestNorthWest of the island. 16) Engeløya Located 126.8 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 17) Lundøya Located 137.5 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 18) Tomma Located 137.9 km WestNorthWest of the island. 19) Dønna Located 144.3 km West of the island. 20) Hinnøya Located 147.6 km NorthEast of the island. 21) Løkta Located 149.5 km West of the island. 22) Hadseløya Located 152.2 km NorthEast of the island. 23) Langøya Located 153.3 km NorthEast of the island. 24) Alsta Located 167 km West of the island. 25) Tjeldøya Located 191.7 km NorthNorthEast of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Røst consists of nature 2.1 km2 (58%), wet nature 0.2 km2 (7%), and agriculture 0.3 km2 (9%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Røst |
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