Description island WangeroogeThe inhabited small island of Wangerooge is part of (the island group) Wadden Islands and is located in the country of Germany, Western Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 6.3 km. The surface-area of the island is 8.5 km2 and is therefore 0.022 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the Wadden Sea and the total coastal length is about 20.3 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 9 km by 2 km (maximum width). The island is West - East-southeast oriented. The highest point is 17 meter and is named Aussichts-Düne. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 53.79 (53°4'4.3194), 7.9 (7°5'22.7688).The population is 868 and the population density is thus on 109.00 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is wangerooge (located in the Center of the island). Other places on the island are: Westen (W). The island is located in the North-northwest of the country Germany. It is located in the administrative unit State Lower Saxony (local administrative level-name Land), in the District Friesland (local administrative level-name Landkreis). Direct neighboring islands of Wangerooge are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Spiekeroog Located 2.3 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 2) Langeoog Located 14.7 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 3) Baltrum Located 27.8 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 4) Norderney Located 33.6 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 5) Heligoland Located 42 km East of the island. 6) Heligoland-Düne Located 43 km East of the island. 7) Juist Located 50.7 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 8) Borkum Located 71.7 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 9) Rottumeroog Located 85.7 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 10) Zuiderduintjes Located 87.7 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 11) Pellworm Located 89.9 km EastNorthEast of the island. 12) Rottumerplaat Located 92.5 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 13) Amrum Located 95.6 km EastNorthEast of the island. 14) Simonszand Located 98.6 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 15) Schiermonnikoog Located 102.2 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 16) Föhr Located 105.4 km EastNorthEast of the island. 17) Sylt Located 108.3 km EastNorthEast of the island. 18) Zuidelijke Ballastplaat Located 118 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 19) Engelsmanplaat Located 123.5 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 20) Het Rif Located 123.6 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 21) Ameland Located 128.8 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 22) Rømø Located 146.4 km EastNorthEast of the island. 23) Terschelling Located 156.3 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 24) Mandø Located 168.9 km EastNorthEast of the island. 25) Als Located 172.3 km NorthEast of the island. For pedestrians, there is a ferry connection to the mainland also. Far as is known, there are good cycling opportunities on the island. The source material on the island consists of sand. The land use on the island of Wangerooge consists of Sand - Rock 1.3 km2 (15%), nature 1.9 km2 (22%), wet nature 2.7 km2 (31%), and agriculture 1.6 km2 (19%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Wangerooge |
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