Description island TrondraThe inhabited small island of Trondra is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Western Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 189 km. The surface-area of the island is 2.9 km2 and is therefore 0.008 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 10.4 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 4.1 km by 1.1 km (maximum width). The island is North - South-southwest oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 60.12 (60° 7' 0.1554), -1.29 (-1° 17' 31.848).The population is 135 and the population density is thus on 49.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Cutts (located in the North-northeast of the island). Other places on the island are: Burland, Cauldhame, Cutts, Scarfataing, Glendale. 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 Trondra are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Mainland Shetland Located 0 km East of the island. 2) West Burra Located 0 km East of the island. 3) East Burra Located 0.3 km West of the island. 4) Bressay Located 8.1 km North of the island. 5) Vaila Located 16.5 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 6) Muckle Roe Located 25.1 km EastSouthEast of the island. 7) Whalsay Located 26.2 km EastNorthEast of the island. 8) Papa Stour Located 29.7 km SouthEast of the island. 9) Yell Located 39.8 km East of the island. 10) Housay - Out Skerries Located 40.7 km NorthEast of the island. 11) Foula Located 40.7 km South of the island. 12) Bruray - Out Skerries Located 43.3 km NorthEast of the island. 13) Fetlar Located 52.5 km EastNorthEast of the island. 14) Unst Located 62.9 km EastNorthEast of the island. 15) Fair Isle Located 63.1 km WestSouthWest of the island. 16) North Ronaldsay Located 99 km SouthWest of the island. 17) Sanday Located 107.6 km SouthWest of the island. 18) Papa Westray Located 118.7 km SouthWest of the island. 19) Westray Located 123.7 km SouthWest of the island. 20) Eday Located 124.7 km SouthWest of the island. 21) Stronsay Located 128.2 km SouthWest of the island. 22) Egilsay Located 137.8 km SouthWest of the island. 23) Rousay Located 137.9 km SouthWest of the island. 24) Auskerry Located 138 km WestSouthWest of the island. 25) Shapinsay Located 140.6 km SouthWest of the island. The source material on the island consists of Metamorphic rock. The land use on the island of Trondra consists of To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Trondra |
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