Description island VegaThe inhabited fairly large island of Vega is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 13.9 km. The surface-area of the island is 108.4 km2 and is therefore 0.286 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 162.3 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 14.5 km by 10.5 km (maximum width). The island is West-southwest - East-northeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 65.65 (65°39'0.8802), 11.9 (11°53'5.4762).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: Gladstad. 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 Vega are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Alsta Located 24.9 km NorthEast of the island. 2) Dønna Located 36.8 km EastNorthEast of the island. 3) Leka Located 51.7 km West of the island. 4) Løkta Located 57.4 km EastNorthEast of the island. 5) Tomma Located 66.2 km EastNorthEast of the island. 6) Lurøya Located 86.8 km EastNorthEast of the island. 7) Husøya Located 87.1 km East of the island. 8) Nesøya Located 97.9 km EastNorthEast of the island. 9) Åmnøya Located 129.3 km EastNorthEast of the island. 10) Meløya Located 136.8 km EastNorthEast of the island. 11) Fugløya Located 168.1 km EastNorthEast of the island. 12) Sandhornøya Located 174.1 km EastNorthEast of the island. 13) Linesøya Located 194.8 km WestSouthWest of the island. 14) Røst Located 200.6 km East of the island. 15) Landegode Located 210 km EastNorthEast of the island. 16) Værøy Located 216 km East of the island. 17) Mosken Located 228.9 km East of the island. 18) Moskenesøya Located 238.8 km East of the island. 19) Frøya Located 245.2 km SouthWest of the island. 20) Hitra Located 254.8 km WestSouthWest of the island. 21) Flakstadøya Located 261.2 km East of the island. 22) Vestvågøya Located 270 km EastNorthEast of the island. 23) Engeløya Located 278.1 km EastNorthEast of the island. 24) Lundøya Located 287.9 km EastNorthEast of the island. 25) Austvågøy Located 290.9 km EastNorthEast of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Vega consists of Sand - Rock 1.1 km2 (1%), wood 2.2 km2 (2%), nature 60.8 km2 (56%), wet nature 8.1 km2 (7%), and agriculture 35.5 km2 (33%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Vega |
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