Description island SenjaThe inhabited large island of Senja is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is, quite close about 0.6 km. The surface-area of the island is 1523.2 km2 and is therefore 4 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 1289.3 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 67.5 km by 48.7 km (maximum width). The island is West - East oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 69.35 (69°20'54.0276), 17.49 (17°29'11.9256).The population is 7864 and the population density is thus on 4.96 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Silsand (located in the East-southeast of the island). Other places on the island are: Silsand, gemeente Lenvik, 1366 inw. Gryllefjord, gemeente Torsken, 390 inw. Gibostad, gemeente Lenvik, 346 inw. Senjahopen, gemeente Berg, 310 inw. Husøy, gemeente Lenvik, 239 inw. Skaland, gemeente Berg, 204 inw. Fjordgård, gemeente Lenvik, 183 inw. Stonglandseidet, gemeente Tranøy, 232 inw. Torsken, 159 inw. Mefjordvær, gemeente Berg, 181 inw. Medby-Kaldfarnes, gemeente Torsken, 131 inw. Sifjord, gemeente Torsken, 101 inw. Grunnfarnes, gemeente Torsken, 81 inw. Skrolsvik, gemeente Skrolsvik, 117 inw. Rødsand, gemeente Tranøy, 59 inw. Botnhamn, gemeente Lenvik, 341 inw. Vangsvik, gemeente Tranøy, 357 inw. Laukhella, gemeente Lenvik, ca. 326 inw. Grasmyr, gemeente Lenvik, 247 inw. Høgli/Grønli/Vasshaugli/Vasshaug, gemeente Lenvik, 232 inw. . 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 Senja are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Kvaløya Located 3.8 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 2) Dyrøya Located 4.8 km North of the island. 3) Andørja Located 9 km West of the island. 4) Grytøya Located 12.1 km SouthWest of the island. 5) Rolla Located 15.5 km West of the island. 6) Hinnøya Located 25.2 km WestSouthWest of the island. 7) Andøya Located 28.1 km South of the island. 8) Ringvassøya Located 49.4 km NorthEast of the island. 9) Rebbenesøya Located 55 km NorthEast of the island. 10) Tjeldøya Located 57.2 km WestSouthWest of the island. 11) Langøya Located 60.2 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 12) Reinøya Located 64.9 km NorthEast of the island. 13) Helgøya Located 82.1 km NorthEast of the island. 14) Vanna Located 89 km NorthEast of the island. 15) Hadseløya Located 91.2 km SouthWest of the island. 16) Austvågøy Located 91.3 km SouthWest of the island. 17) Uløya Located 101.9 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 18) Arnøya Located 110 km NorthEast of the island. 19) Lundøya Located 129.4 km WestSouthWest of the island. 20) Gimsøya Located 131.8 km SouthWest of the island. 21) Engeløya Located 135.9 km WestSouthWest of the island. 22) Vestvågøya Located 138.2 km SouthWest of the island. 23) Silda Located 163.8 km NorthEast of the island. 24) Flakstadøya Located 169.3 km SouthWest of the island. 25) Moskenesøya Located 181 km SouthWest of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Senja consists of Sand - Rock 92.2 km2 (6%), wood 601.4 km2 (40%), nature 620 km2 (41%), wet nature 152 km2 (10%), and agriculture 49.5 km2 (3%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Senja |
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