Description island StordThe inhabited large island of Stord is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is, quite close about 2.8 km. The surface-area of the island is 229.2 km2 and is therefore 0.604 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 281.8 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 27.3 km by 13.4 km (maximum width). The island is West-northwest - East-southeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 59.86 (59°51'42.5412), 5.41 (5°2'29.2488).The population is 0 and the population density is thus on 0.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). Other places on the island are: Fitjar. 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 Stord are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Bømlo Located 1 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 2) Tysnesøya Located 1.1 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 3) Huftarøy Located 2.9 km SouthEast of the island. 4) Moster Located 4.1 km SouthWest of the island. 5) Selbjørn Located 4.6 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 6) Halsnøya Located 5 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 7) Borgundøya Located 8 km NorthWest of the island. 8) Stolmen Located 11.2 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 9) Hundvåko Located 14.9 km SouthEast of the island. 10) Stora Kalsøy Located 20.6 km SouthEast of the island. 11) Sotra Located 24.2 km EastSouthEast of the island. 12) Toftøyna Located 24.3 km SouthEast of the island. 13) Karmøy Located 38.8 km WestSouthWest of the island. 14) Askøy Located 46 km East of the island. 15) Osterøy Located 51.1 km EastNorthEast of the island. 16) Vestre Bokn Located 55.7 km West of the island. 17) Ombo Located 57.9 km WestNorthWest of the island. 18) Holsnøy Located 58.5 km East of the island. 19) Finnøya Located 64.1 km WestNorthWest of the island. 20) Radøy Located 65.1 km East of the island. 21) Rennesøya Located 67.8 km West of the island. 22) Alvøyna Located 71.9 km EastSouthEast of the island. 23) Fosnøyna Located 85.5 km EastSouthEast of the island. 24) Fedje Located 91.7 km EastSouthEast of the island. 25) Ytre Sula Located 116.8 km EastSouthEast of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Stord consists of wood 89.3 km2 (39%), nature 91.2 km2 (40%), wet nature 1.7 km2 (1%), and agriculture 33.1 km2 (14%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Stord |
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