Description island ВайгачThe inhabited very large island of Вайгач is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Eastern Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 3 km. The surface-area of the island is 3272.8 km2 and is therefore 8.6 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 479.4 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 111.1 km by 45 km (maximum width). The island is North-northwest - South-southeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 70.04 (70°2'18.6720), 59.48 (59°28'38.6760).The population is 106 and the population density is thus on 0.03 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Varnek (located in the South of the island). Other places on the island are: Varnek ( Варнек). 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 Vajgatsj are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Novaya Zemlya Located 38.6 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 2) Kolguyev Located 335.5 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 3) Morzhovets Located 750.2 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 4) Franz Josef Land Located 1038.8 km East of the island. 5) Solovetsky Islands Located 1085.7 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 6) Kiy Located 1118.1 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 7) Magerøya Located 1174.5 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 8) Måsøya Located 1216.5 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 9) Hjelmsøya Located 1222.2 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 10) Reinøya Located 1226.8 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 11) Spitsbergen Located 1229 km SouthEast of the island. 12) Havøya Located 1229.7 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 13) Reinøya Located 1246.9 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 14) Ingøya Located 1247.7 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 15) Rolvsøya Located 1247.8 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 16) Kvaløya Located 1260.4 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 17) Sørøya Located 1277.9 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 18) Seiland Located 1280.7 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 19) Stjernøya Located 1311.5 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 20) Silda Located 1352.1 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 21) Kizhi Located 1366.6 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 22) Arnøya Located 1392.9 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 23) Uløya Located 1406.3 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 24) Vanna Located 1421.1 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 25) Reinøya Located 1434.5 km SouthSouthEast of the island. The source material on the island consists of sand. The land use on the island of Vajgatsj consists of To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Вайгач |
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