Description island VestvågøyaThe inhabited large island of Vestvågøya is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 48.9 km. The surface-area of the island is 394.6 km2 and is therefore 1 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 579.1 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 36.2 km by 21.8 km (maximum width). The island is Southwest - Northeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 68.22 (68°13'27.9624), 13.82 (13°49'1.4952).The population is 10350 and the population density is thus on 25.10 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). Other places on the island are: Stamsund. 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 Vestvågøya are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Gimsøya Located 0.2 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 2) Flakstadøya Located 0.9 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 3) Austvågøy Located 3.1 km NorthWest of the island. 4) Moskenesøya Located 11.2 km South of the island. 5) Hadseløya Located 33.9 km NorthEast of the island. 6) Hinnøya Located 33.9 km North of the island. 7) Langøya Located 34.2 km EastNorthEast of the island. 8) Engeløya Located 44.7 km NorthWest of the island. 9) Mosken Located 45.1 km SouthWest of the island. 10) Lundøya Located 49.2 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 11) Værøy Located 51.8 km SouthWest of the island. 12) Landegode Located 76.2 km WestNorthWest of the island. 13) Tjeldøya Located 80.4 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 14) Røst Located 82.1 km SouthWest of the island. 15) Andøya Located 84.3 km NorthEast of the island. 16) Sandhornøya Located 101 km WestNorthWest of the island. 17) Fugløya Located 109.1 km West of the island. 18) Grytøya Located 114.6 km NorthEast of the island. 19) Rolla Located 120.5 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 20) Meløya Located 134.9 km West of the island. 21) Andørja Located 137.4 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 22) Senja Located 138.2 km NorthEast of the island. 23) Åmnøya Located 141.7 km West of the island. 24) Dyrøya Located 153 km NorthEast of the island. 25) Nesøya Located 165.7 km WestSouthWest of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Vestvågøya consists of Sand - Rock 9.5 km2 (2%), wood 46.2 km2 (12%), nature 223 km2 (57%), wet nature 42.4 km2 (11%), and agriculture 66.6 km2 (17%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Vestvågøya |
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