Description island TysnesøyaThe inhabited fairly large island of Tysnesøya is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is, quite close about 0.2 km. The surface-area of the island is 190.8 km2 and is therefore 0.502 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 247 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 20.2 km by 19 km (maximum width). The island is South-southwest - North-northeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 59.99 (59°59'26.9664), 5.58 (5°34'44.8356).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: Våge. 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 Tysnesøya are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Stord Located 1.1 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 2) Huftarøy Located 5.3 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 3) Selbjørn Located 8.5 km South of the island. 4) Halsnøya Located 9.1 km West of the island. 5) Stolmen Located 15.5 km South of the island. 6) Bømlo Located 16 km SouthWest of the island. 7) Hundvåko Located 16.1 km SouthEast of the island. 8) Borgundøya Located 16.8 km WestNorthWest of the island. 9) Moster Located 21.1 km WestSouthWest of the island. 10) Stora Kalsøy Located 21.9 km SouthEast of the island. 11) Sotra Located 23.7 km SouthEast of the island. 12) Toftøyna Located 25.2 km SouthEast of the island. 13) Osterøy Located 39.5 km EastSouthEast of the island. 14) Askøy Located 41.3 km EastSouthEast of the island. 15) Holsnøy Located 52.5 km EastSouthEast of the island. 16) Karmøy Located 55.8 km WestSouthWest of the island. 17) Radøy Located 58.9 km EastSouthEast of the island. 18) Alvøyna Located 69.1 km EastSouthEast of the island. 19) Ombo Located 69.9 km WestNorthWest of the island. 20) Vestre Bokn Located 71.9 km West of the island. 21) Finnøya Located 78 km WestNorthWest of the island. 22) Fosnøyna Located 80.5 km EastSouthEast of the island. 23) Rennesøya Located 83.1 km West of the island. 24) Fedje Located 88.4 km EastSouthEast of the island. 25) Ytre Sula Located 112.4 km EastSouthEast of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Tysnesøya consists of wood 121.6 km2 (64%), nature 39.4 km2 (21%), wet nature 3.7 km2 (2%), and agriculture 24.3 km2 (13%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Tysnesøya |
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