Description island RottumerplaatThe uninhabited small island of Rottumerplaat 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 10.2 km. The surface-area of the island is 6.8 km2 and is therefore 0.018 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the Wadden Sea and the total coastal length is about 16.6 km and the length of the island is about km. The highest point is only 6 meter and is named naamloos. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 53.54 (53°32'23.9208), 6.48 (6°28'31.5552).It is located in the administrative unit Province Groningen (local administrative level-name Provincie), in the Municipality Eemsmond (local administrative level-name Gemeente). Direct neighboring islands of Rottumerplaat are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Simonszand Located 2.9 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 2) Rottumeroog Located 3.5 km North of the island. 3) Zuiderduintjes Located 4.6 km North of the island. 4) Schiermonnikoog Located 6.3 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 5) Borkum Located 11.1 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 6) Zuidelijke Ballastplaat Located 24.1 km SouthWest of the island. 7) Juist Located 27.5 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 8) Engelsmanplaat Located 27.6 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 9) Het Rif Located 27.7 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 10) Ameland Located 32.9 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 11) Norderney Located 45.6 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 12) Baltrum Located 60 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 13) Terschelling Located 60.7 km South of the island. 14) Langeoog Located 66.5 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 15) Spiekeroog Located 80.3 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 16) Griend Located 85 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 17) Richel Located 90.2 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 18) Wangerooge Located 92.5 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 19) Vlieland Located 93.8 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 20) Texel Located 112.4 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 21) Heligoland Located 115 km NorthEast of the island. 22) Heligoland-Düne Located 116.5 km NorthEast of the island. 23) Noorderhaaks - De razende bol Located 132.2 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 24) Pampus Located 159.2 km SouthWest of the island. 25) Amrum Located 169.9 km NorthEast of the island. The source material on the island consists of sand. The land use on the island of Rottumerplaat consists of Sand - Rock 4.4 km2 (65%), wet nature 2.4 km2 (35%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Rottumerplaat |
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