Description island ŠipanThe inhabited small island of Šipan is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Southern Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 7 km. The surface-area of the island is 16.3 km2 and is therefore 0.043 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 25 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 8.8 km by 2.7 km (maximum width). The island is North-northwest - South-southeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 42.73 (42°43'38.7876), 17.88 (17°52'37.6464).The population is 0 and the population density is thus on 0.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). 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 Šipan are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Lopud Located 1.7 km NorthWest of the island. 2) Kolocep Located 6.7 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 3) Mljet Located 8.3 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 4) Korcula Located 54.5 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 5) Mamula Located 63.1 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 6) Hvar Located 66.1 km SouthEast of the island. 7) Gospa od Milosti Located 70.8 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 8) Sveti Marko Located 71.2 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 9) Lastovo Located 72.6 km South of the island. 10) Sveti Nikola Located 90.6 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 11) Brac Located 97 km SouthEast of the island. 12) Sveta Neđelja Located 101.3 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 13) Katič Located 101.3 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 14) Proizd Located 101.6 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 15) Sveti Klement Located 124.6 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 16) Vis Located 132.7 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 17) Šolta Located 132.9 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 18) Palagruža Located 134.7 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 19) Ciovo Located 142.5 km SouthEast of the island. 20) Biševo Located 149.6 km South of the island. 21) Ada Bojana Located 149.9 km NorthWest of the island. 22) Drvenik Veli Located 154.7 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 23) Drvenik Mali Located 160.5 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 24) Zlarin Located 188.3 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 25) Prvic Located 196.2 km SouthSouthEast of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Šipan consists of wood 4.5 km2 (28%), and agriculture 6 km2 (37%), Special is that the island also prevent vineyards (3.7 km2 - 23%). To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Šipan |
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