Description island TjeldøyaThe inhabited fairly large island of Tjeldøya is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is, quite close about 0.3 km. The surface-area of the island is 180 km2 and is therefore 0.474 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 188.1 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 19.4 km by 15.4 km (maximum width). The island is South-southwest - North-northeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 68.47 (68°28'2.3502), 16.3 (16°17'45.3516).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 Tjeldøya are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Hinnøya Located 0.7 km SouthEast of the island. 2) Rolla Located 26.4 km NorthEast of the island. 3) Grytøya Located 36.4 km EastNorthEast of the island. 4) Langøya Located 36.5 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 5) Austvågøy Located 36.6 km South of the island. 6) Andørja Located 42.8 km NorthEast of the island. 7) Hadseløya Located 46.2 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 8) Andøya Located 47.4 km SouthEast of the island. 9) Lundøya Located 53.2 km SouthWest of the island. 10) Senja Located 57.2 km EastNorthEast of the island. 11) Engeløya Located 59.7 km SouthWest of the island. 12) Dyrøya Located 62.5 km NorthEast of the island. 13) Gimsøya Located 75.3 km South of the island. 14) Vestvågøya Located 80.4 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 15) Flakstadøya Located 112.2 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 16) Moskenesøya Located 124.2 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 17) Landegode Located 127.9 km SouthWest of the island. 18) Kvaløya Located 129.5 km EastNorthEast of the island. 19) Sandhornøya Located 153.7 km WestSouthWest of the island. 20) Mosken Located 155.7 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 21) Værøy Located 160.9 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 22) Ringvassøya Located 174.3 km NorthEast of the island. 23) Fugløya Located 174.5 km SouthWest of the island. 24) Rebbenesøya Located 183.9 km EastNorthEast of the island. 25) Reinøya Located 186.7 km NorthEast of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Tjeldøya consists of Sand - Rock 41.1 km2 (23%), wood 43.2 km2 (24%), nature 82.6 km2 (46%), wet nature 5.6 km2 (3%), and agriculture 6.8 km2 (4%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Tjeldøya |
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