Description island VågsøyThe inhabited fairly large island of Vågsøy 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 61 km2 and is therefore 0.161 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 84.3 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 12.5 km by 9.2 km (maximum width). The island is West - East oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 61.98 (61°58'53.5908), 5.07 (5°4'14.5884).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: Vågsvåg. 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 Vågsøy are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Bremangerlandet Located 4.3 km SouthWest of the island. 2) Gurskøya Located 29.9 km NorthEast of the island. 3) Hareidlandet Located 43 km NorthEast of the island. 4) Sula Located 65.3 km NorthEast of the island. 5) Ytre Sula Located 94.3 km WestSouthWest of the island. 6) Otrøya Located 106.6 km NorthEast of the island. 7) Gossa Located 121 km NorthEast of the island. 8) Fosnøyna Located 123.4 km West of the island. 9) Fedje Located 128.3 km West of the island. 10) Radøy Located 131.4 km West of the island. 11) Osterøy Located 138.5 km WestNorthWest of the island. 12) Alvøyna Located 144 km West of the island. 13) Holsnøy Located 145.8 km West of the island. 14) Askøy Located 151.7 km West of the island. 15) Sotra Located 163.2 km West of the island. 16) Toftøyna Located 190.7 km West of the island. 17) Hundvåko Located 197.2 km West of the island. 18) Stora Kalsøy Located 198.2 km West of the island. 19) Huftarøy Located 200.3 km West of the island. 20) Smøla Located 202 km NorthEast of the island. 21) Tysnesøya Located 207.6 km West of the island. 22) Stolmen Located 212.1 km West of the island. 23) Selbjørn Located 212.3 km West of the island. 24) Stord Located 216.6 km West of the island. 25) Hitra Located 227.2 km NorthEast of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Vågsøy consists of wood 2.2 km2 (4%), nature 46.5 km2 (76%), wet nature 2.5 km2 (4%), and agriculture 7.7 km2 (13%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Vågsøy |
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