Description island SamsøThe inhabited fairly large island of Samsø is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 10.6 km. The surface-area of the island is 113.3 km2 and is therefore 0.298 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 90.9 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 26.6 km by 10.4 km (maximum width). The island is Center - South oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 55.86 (55°5'8.1096), 10.59 (10°35'14.2908).The population is 3724 and the population density is thus on 32.59 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Tranebjerg (located in the Center of the island). Other places on the island are: . 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 Samsø are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Endelave Located 12.8 km South of the island. 2) Seeland Located 15.3 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 3) Funen Located 16.1 km West of the island. 4) Sejerø Located 24.4 km North of the island. 5) Agersø Located 67 km WestNorthWest of the island. 6) Bågø Located 67.5 km SouthWest of the island. 7) Orø Located 69.1 km North of the island. 8) Langeland Located 69.8 km WestNorthWest of the island. 9) Omø Located 74.2 km WestNorthWest of the island. 10) Tåsinge Located 78.9 km West of the island. 11) Lyø Located 82.5 km WestSouthWest of the island. 12) Als Located 91.1 km WestSouthWest of the island. 13) Ærø Located 91.4 km WestSouthWest of the island. 14) Lolland Located 96 km WestNorthWest of the island. 15) Anholt Located 97.4 km NorthEast of the island. 16) Fejø Located 100 km WestNorthWest of the island. 17) Femø Located 103 km NorthWest of the island. 18) Vendsyssel-Thy Located 110.7 km East of the island. 19) Falster Located 114.4 km NorthWest of the island. 20) Amager Located 118.4 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 21) Ven Located 123.6 km North of the island. 22) Bogø Located 124.9 km NorthWest of the island. 23) Nyord Located 127.1 km NorthWest of the island. 24) Fur Located 129.5 km SouthEast of the island. 25) Møn Located 129.7 km NorthWest of the island. The source material on the island consists of sand. The land use on the island of Samsø consists of wood 6.6 km2 (6%), nature 2.4 km2 (2%), wet nature 1 km2 (1%), and agriculture 97.1 km2 (86%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Samsø |
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