Description island ВалаамThe inhabited small island of Валаам is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Eastern Europe. The island is situated in a lake. The distance to the mainland is about 23 km. The surface-area of the island is 36 km2 and is therefore 0.095 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 100 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 8.6 km by 8.3 km (maximum width). The island has No maindirection-circular. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 61.38 (61°22'32.4480), 30.96 (30°57'24.480).The population is 600 and the population density is thus on 18.10 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). Other places on the island are: Valaam - klooster (N) Валаамский монастырь. 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 Valaam are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Mantsinsaari Located 26.9 km North of the island. 2) Konevets Located 53.8 km WestSouthWest of the island. 3) Kotlin Located 160 km WestSouthWest of the island. 4) Beryozovye Islands Located 165.4 km SouthWest of the island. 5) Seskar Located 200.9 km SouthWest of the island. 6) Moshchny Located 221.9 km SouthWest of the island. 7) Kizhi Located 232.3 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 8) Hogland Located 255.5 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 9) Bolshoy Tyuters Located 261.1 km SouthWest of the island. 10) Enonsaari Located 285.5 km South of the island. 11) Emäsalo Located 308.7 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 12) Korkeasaari Located 346.8 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 13) Suomenlinna Located 348.2 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 14) Prangli Located 375 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 15) Piirissaare Located 380.6 km WestSouthWest of the island. 16) Aegna Located 388.8 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 17) Naissaar Located 400.7 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 18) Kolpina Located 408.2 km WestSouthWest of the island. 19) Väike-Pakri Located 440.9 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 20) Suur-Pakri Located 443.9 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 21) Kiy Located 453.4 km NorthEast of the island. 22) Solovetsky Islands Located 457.6 km EastNorthEast of the island. 23) Stolobny Located 471.2 km WestNorthWest of the island. 24) Osmussaar Located 472.2 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 25) Vormsi Located 491.7 km SouthSouthWest of the island. The source material on the island consists of . The land use on the island of Valaam consists of Sand - Rock 0.7 km2 (2%), wood 33.1 km2 (93%), and agriculture 0.7 km2 (2%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Валаам |
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