Description island SandoyThe inhabited fairly large island of Sandoy is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 358 km. The surface-area of the island is 112.3 km2 and is therefore 0.296 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 66.9 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 23 km by 8 km (maximum width). The island is North-northwest - South-southeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 61.84 (61°5'3.2676), -6.78 (-6°46'52.3092).The population is 1313 and the population density is thus on 11.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Sandur (located in the Center of the island). Other places on the island are: Sandur (C), Skarvanes (Z), Skopun (N), Skálavík (O), Húsavík (Z), Dalur (Z). 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 Sandoy are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Hestur Located 2.8 km EastNorthEast of the island. 2) Skúvoy Located 3.4 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 3) Streymoy Located 5.5 km EastNorthEast of the island. 4) Stóra Dímun Located 6.5 km WestSouthWest of the island. 5) Koltur Located 6.9 km East of the island. 6) Nólsoy Located 10.1 km EastNorthEast of the island. 7) Lítla Dímun Located 12.8 km West of the island. 8) Suðuroy Located 16.4 km SouthWest of the island. 9) Vágar Located 16.5 km EastSouthEast of the island. 10) Eysturoy Located 18.8 km EastNorthEast of the island. 11) Borðoy Located 33.2 km EastNorthEast of the island. 12) Mykines Located 36.5 km SouthEast of the island. 13) Kalsoy Located 37 km EastNorthEast of the island. 14) Kunoy Located 40.8 km EastNorthEast of the island. 15) Svínoy Located 43.8 km EastNorthEast of the island. 16) Viðoy Located 46.5 km EastNorthEast of the island. 17) Fugloy Located 53.5 km EastNorthEast of the island. 18) Foula Located 304.9 km NorthWest of the island. 19) Mainland Shetland Located 305.5 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 20) Papa Stour Located 309.3 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 21) Yell Located 318.5 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 22) Muckle Roe Located 319.5 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 23) Vaila Located 323.8 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 24) Unst Located 324.3 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 25) Fetlar Located 332.3 km NorthNorthWest of the island. To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Sandoy |
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