Description island TjörnThe inhabited fairly large island of Tjörn 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 km. The surface-area of the island is 147.9 km2 and is therefore 0.389 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 149.4 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 18.4 km by 13.9 km (maximum width). The island is South-southwest - North-northeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 58.02 (58°0'0.5796), 11.64 (11°3'48.8016).The population is 14953 and the population density is thus on 101.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Skärhamn (located in the West of the island). Other places on the island are: Skärhamn, Rönnäng, Klädesholmen, Kyrkesund. 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 Tjörn are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Orust Located 0.1 km NorthEast of the island. 2) Koön Located 3.5 km West of the island. 3) Marstrandsön Located 4.6 km WestSouthWest of the island. 4) Vendsyssel-Thy Located 57.8 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 5) Læsø Located 71.6 km WestSouthWest of the island. 6) Syd-Koster Located 92.8 km EastSouthEast of the island. 7) Nord-Koster Located 96.4 km EastSouthEast of the island. 8) Kållandsö Located 99.1 km NorthEast of the island. 9) Kirkøy Located 109.4 km EastSouthEast of the island. 10) Anholt Located 133 km West of the island. 11) Torsö Located 138.2 km NorthEast of the island. 12) Visingsö Located 147.7 km North of the island. 13) Bolmsö Located 161 km NorthWest of the island. 14) Hallands Väderö Located 174.4 km WestNorthWest of the island. 15) Mors Located 189.9 km SouthWest of the island. 16) Fur Located 192.8 km SouthWest of the island. 17) Seeland Located 205.1 km WestNorthWest of the island. 18) Samsø Located 223.7 km WestSouthWest of the island. 19) Sejerø Located 226.2 km West of the island. 20) Ven Located 233.4 km WestNorthWest of the island. 21) Orø Located 236.9 km West of the island. 22) Endelave Located 250.5 km WestSouthWest of the island. 23) Amager Located 256.5 km WestNorthWest of the island. 24) Ivö Located 261.5 km NorthWest of the island. 25) Saltholm Located 261.7 km WestNorthWest of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Tjörn consists of Sand - Rock 6.1 km2 (4%), wood 53.2 km2 (36%), nature 22 km2 (15%), and agriculture 54.2 km2 (37%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Tjörn |
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