Description island SvalbardThe inhabited very large island of Svalbard is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 650 km. The surface-area of the island is 61220.6 km2 and is therefore 161.2 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 6388.5 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 708.5 km by 424.5 km (maximum width). The island is North - South oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 78.83 (78°49'44.220), 13.38 (13°22'50.6640).The population is 2210 and the population density is thus on 0.04 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Longyearbyen (located in the West of the island). Other places on the island are: Longyearbyen, Barentsburg, Ny-Ålesund, Sveagruva. 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 Spitsbergen are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Franz Josef Land Located 63.1 km North of the island. 2) Ingøya Located 398.5 km WestNorthWest of the island. 3) Rolvsøya Located 402.9 km WestNorthWest of the island. 4) Hjelmsøya Located 405.4 km WestNorthWest of the island. 5) Sørøya Located 412.4 km WestNorthWest of the island. 6) Havøya Located 412.7 km WestNorthWest of the island. 7) Magerøya Located 413.4 km NorthWest of the island. 8) Måsøya Located 415.8 km WestNorthWest of the island. 9) Reinøya Located 423.2 km WestNorthWest of the island. 10) Kvaløya Located 429.6 km WestNorthWest of the island. 11) Seiland Located 439 km WestNorthWest of the island. 12) Silda Located 449.8 km WestNorthWest of the island. 13) Vanna Located 453.4 km West of the island. 14) Stjernøya Located 457.3 km WestNorthWest of the island. 15) Arnøya Located 461.6 km West of the island. 16) Helgøya Located 466.4 km West of the island. 17) Rebbenesøya Located 471.6 km West of the island. 18) Ringvassøya Located 474.9 km West of the island. 19) Reinøya Located 484.7 km West of the island. 20) Reinøya Located 497.7 km WestNorthWest of the island. 21) Uløya Located 497.8 km West of the island. 22) Kvaløya Located 497.9 km West of the island. 23) Senja Located 531.9 km West of the island. 24) Andøya Located 569.2 km West of the island. 25) Dyrøya Located 588.2 km West of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Spitsbergen consists of Sand - Rock 18366 km2 (30%), nature 6122 km2 (10%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Svalbard |
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