Description island SjællandThe inhabited very large island of Sjælland is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 3.8 km. The surface-area of the island is 6929.7 km2 and is therefore 18.2 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 1569.4 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 125.5 km by 112.5 km (maximum width). The island is South-southwest - North-northeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 55.65 (55°3'55.6884), 11.84 (11°50'41.2152).The population is 2287740 and the population density is thus on 325.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Kopenhagen (located in the East of the island). Other places on the island are: Kopenhagen, Greve, Roskilde, Helsingør, Hørsholm, Næstved, Køge, Taastrup, Slagelse, Hillerød, Holbæk, Ringsted, Ølstykke-Stenløse, Birkerød, Måløv-Smørumnedre, Farum, Kalundborg, Lillerød, Frederikssund, Solrød Strand, Korsør, Værløse, Frederiksværk, Vordingborg, Hedehusene-Fløng, Haslev. 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 Seeland are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Amager Located 0.1 km NorthWest of the island. 2) Møn Located 0.5 km West of the island. 3) Orø Located 0.6 km South of the island. 4) Bogø Located 1.4 km WestSouthWest of the island. 5) Agersø Located 2 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 6) Nyord Located 2.3 km North of the island. 7) Falster Located 3.9 km WestSouthWest of the island. 8) Omø Located 5.4 km SouthWest of the island. 9) Sejerø Located 7.9 km South of the island. 10) Ven Located 8.1 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 11) Saltholm Located 9.3 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 12) Femø Located 11.2 km WestSouthWest of the island. 13) Samsø Located 15.3 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 14) Funen Located 16.1 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 15) Lolland Located 16.5 km SouthWest of the island. 16) Fejø Located 16.7 km SouthWest of the island. 17) Langeland Located 19.2 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 18) Endelave Located 33.9 km South of the island. 19) Hallands Väderö Located 36.9 km EastNorthEast of the island. 20) Tåsinge Located 42.2 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 21) Ærø Located 60.3 km SouthWest of the island. 22) Lyø Located 67.2 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 23) Fehmarn Located 68.6 km WestSouthWest of the island. 24) Anholt Located 74.6 km EastSouthEast of the island. 25) Rügen Located 78.1 km NorthNorthWest of the island. The source material on the island consists of sand. The land use on the island of Seeland consists of wood 756.2 km2 (11%), nature 92.2 km2 (1%), wet nature 99.2 km2 (1%), and agriculture 4895.8 km2 (71%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Sjælland |
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