Description island RùmThe inhabited fairly large island of Rùm is part of (the island group) Inner Hebrides and is located in the country of Great Britain , Western Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 21.4 km. The surface-area of the island is 107 km2 and is therefore 0.282 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the Atlantic Ocean and the total coastal length is about 49.3 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 14 km by 13.5 km (maximum width). The island has No maindirection-circular. The highest point is 812 meter and is named Askival. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 57 (56°59'57.5736), -6.34 (-6°20'7.4544).The population is 22 and the population density is thus on 0.21 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Kinloch (located in the East of the island). The island is located in the North-northwest of the country Great Britain . It is located in the administrative unit Council area Highland (local administrative level-name council area), in the Ward Caol and Mallaig (local administrative level-name Ward). Direct neighboring islands of Rùm are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Canna Located 5.2 km SouthEast of the island. 2) Eigg Located 6.5 km NorthWest of the island. 3) Soay Located 9.6 km EastNorthEast of the island. 4) Muck Located 10 km WestNorthWest of the island. 5) Skye Located 11.2 km East of the island. 6) Coll Located 28.3 km WestSouthWest of the island. 7) Scalpay Located 31.4 km EastNorthEast of the island. 8) Mull Located 32.9 km WestNorthWest of the island. 9) Isle of Raasay Located 34.3 km EastNorthEast of the island. 10) South Uist Located 47.3 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 11) Ulva Located 48.7 km West of the island. 12) Tiree Located 49.6 km WestSouthWest of the island. 13) Eriskay Located 50 km South of the island. 14) Isle of Rona Located 54.9 km EastNorthEast of the island. 15) Barra Located 55.8 km South of the island. 16) Benbecula Located 64.1 km SouthEast of the island. 17) Iona Located 65.2 km West of the island. 18) Lismore Located 65.9 km NorthWest of the island. 19) Grimsay Located 68.5 km SouthEast of the island. 20) North Uist Located 69.1 km SouthEast of the island. 21) Kerrera Located 74.4 km NorthWest of the island. 22) Baleshare Located 76.9 km SouthEast of the island. 23) Seil Located 80.4 km WestNorthWest of the island. 24) Lewis Harris Located 83.4 km EastSouthEast of the island. 25) Luing Located 84.7 km WestNorthWest of the island. For pedestrians, there is a ferry connection to the mainland also. 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 rocky surface. The land use on the island of Rùm consists of Sand - Rock 10.4 km2 (10%), wood 1.2 km2 (1%), nature 93.4 km2 (87%), wet nature 0.5 km2 (1%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Rùm |
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