Description island SpiekeroogThe inhabited small island of Spiekeroog is part of (the island group) Wadden Islands and is located in the country of Germany, Western Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 5.5 km. The surface-area of the island is 18.4 km2 and is therefore 0.048 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the Wadden Sea and the total coastal length is about 24 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 10.5 km by 2.4 km (maximum width). The island is Southwest - East oriented. The highest point is 24 meter and is named Weißen Düne. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 53.77 (53°46'13.1664), 7.73 (7°43'56.2224).The population is 775 and the population density is thus on 42.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is spiekeroog (located in the West-southwest of the island). The island is located in the North-northwest of the country Germany. It is located in the administrative unit State Lower Saxony (local administrative level-name Land), in the District Wittmund (local administrative level-name Landkreis). Direct neighboring islands of Spiekeroog are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Wangerooge Located 2.3 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 2) Langeoog Located 2.5 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 3) Baltrum Located 15.7 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 4) Norderney Located 21.5 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 5) Juist Located 38.5 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 6) Heligoland Located 44.1 km East of the island. 7) Heligoland-Düne Located 45.2 km East of the island. 8) Borkum Located 59.5 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 9) Rottumeroog Located 73.5 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 10) Zuiderduintjes Located 75.5 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 11) Rottumerplaat Located 80.3 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 12) Simonszand Located 86.4 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 13) Schiermonnikoog Located 90 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 14) Pellworm Located 95.3 km EastNorthEast of the island. 15) Amrum Located 99.4 km EastNorthEast of the island. 16) Zuidelijke Ballastplaat Located 105.9 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 17) Föhr Located 109.5 km EastNorthEast of the island. 18) Engelsmanplaat Located 111.3 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 19) Het Rif Located 111.4 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 20) Sylt Located 111.6 km EastNorthEast of the island. 21) Ameland Located 116.6 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 22) Terschelling Located 144.1 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 23) Rømø Located 149.8 km EastNorthEast of the island. 24) Griend Located 168.6 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 25) Mandø Located 172.2 km EastNorthEast of the island. For pedestrians, there is a ferry connection to the mainland also. Far as is known, there are good cycling opportunities on the island. The source material on the island consists of sand. The land use on the island of Spiekeroog consists of Sand - Rock 4.7 km2 (25%), nature 5.3 km2 (29%), wet nature 7.7 km2 (42%), and agriculture 0.3 km2 (2%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Spiekeroog |
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