Description island VágarThe inhabited fairly large island of Vágar is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 397 km. The surface-area of the island is 177 km2 and is therefore 0.466 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 82.2 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 22.3 km by 12 km (maximum width). The island is West-northwest - East oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 62.09 (62°5'23.7156), -7.26 (-7°15'34.8372).The population is 3042 and the population density is thus on 17.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Miðvágur (located in the South of the island). Other places on the island are: Miðvágur, Sandavágur, Sørvágur,Gásadalur, Bøur, Vatnsoyrar. 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 Vágar are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Streymoy Located 1 km North of the island. 2) Mykines Located 4.3 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 3) Koltur Located 6.6 km NorthWest of the island. 4) Eysturoy Located 10.8 km NorthEast of the island. 5) Hestur Located 11.9 km NorthWest of the island. 6) Sandoy Located 16.5 km WestNorthWest of the island. 7) Nólsoy Located 20.4 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 8) Kalsoy Located 24.6 km NorthEast of the island. 9) Borðoy Located 27.5 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 10) Kunoy Located 29.1 km NorthEast of the island. 11) Skúvoy Located 31.4 km WestNorthWest of the island. 12) Viðoy Located 36.5 km NorthEast of the island. 13) Svínoy Located 39.3 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 14) Stóra Dímun Located 41.5 km WestNorthWest of the island. 15) Suðuroy Located 43.4 km WestNorthWest of the island. 16) Fugloy Located 46.4 km NorthEast of the island. 17) Lítla Dímun Located 49.6 km WestNorthWest of the island. 18) Mainland Shetland Located 339.7 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 19) Foula Located 341.6 km NorthWest of the island. 20) Papa Stour Located 344.5 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 21) Yell Located 350.5 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 22) Muckle Roe Located 354.2 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 23) Unst Located 355.4 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 24) Vaila Located 359.5 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 25) Fetlar Located 364.7 km NorthNorthWest of the island. The island is accessible by car (by means of ferry or bridge). The distance from Western-Europe (The Netherlands) is about 1820 km. There is a ferry connection for cars to the mainland. For pedestrians, there is a ferry connection to the mainland also. To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Vágar |
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