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Sailing to Isle of Wight: SailingEurope Group
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island Isle of Wight
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Youtube Isle of Wight Video - Movie
For a detailed description of this island, see our info-island-page:Isle of Wight
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Physical characteristics - Location| Coordinates: | long: -1.28980 lat : 50.67784 | | Coordinates (gr,min,sec): | long: -1°17'2.3262 lat : 50°40'40.2204 | | Surface area: | 379.8 km2 (0.769 x Mainland Orkney) | | Length coastline: | 148.2 km | | Average height: | 53 metre | | Length island: | 36 km | | Maximum width island (estimate): | 21.5 km | | Name : | St Boniface Down (241 metre) | | Orientation island: | West - East |
Demographic data island| Habited: | Yes | | Number of inhabitants: | 140500 | | Population density: | 369 inh/km2 | | Important places (direction): | Ryde (NO), Sandown (ZO), Cowes (N) |
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Naming - Location| Local native name: | Isle of Wight | Neighboring islands
(Island hopping): | 1) Jersey 122.9 km SouthWest
2) Burhou 123.9 km SouthWest
3) Cyprus 155.7 km SouthWest
| | Country: | Great Britain | | Country-section: | England | | Location in Country: | South | | Name Region: | Region South East England | | Name Unitary authority: | County Wight | | Main place: | Newport | | Location Main place: | Center | | Sea: | English Channel | | Distance to main land: | 1.4 km | | Nearest Country: | Great Britain | | Type Rock outcrop: | sedimentary rocky surface | | island-Type: | island in sea | | Remarks: | Known for beautiful white cliffs |
Relief: Height Classes in percentages
Relief: Slope Classes in percentages
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Weather at Isle of Wight
| The weather type in Newport | light rain |  | | Current temperature: | 6 degrees Celcius
| | Precipitation last 3 hours: | 0.19 mm
| | Wind: | 4.1 meter per second (Wind force - bft 3)
| | Winddirection: | West-southwest | | Atmospheric pressure: | 1017 mb
| | Humidity: | 70 %
| | Daylength at 17 February 2020: | 10 hour and 9 minutes | | Sunrise: | 08:14 Europe/Amsterdam | | Sunset: | 18:23 Europe/Amsterdam |
Weather-page: Isle of Wight
Climate: Temperature and Precipitation
Transport on your island-holiday| Directly accessible from Western Europe (The Netherlands) by plane: | No | | International airport present : | No | | Accessible by car: | Yes | | Distance from Western Europe (The Netherlands) (rough estimate): | 608 km | | Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland: | Yes | | Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland: | Yes | | Ferry - Car - connect with another island - Island hopping: | No | | Boat Connection - pedestrian - with another island: | No | | Bicycle facilities: | Yes |
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Landuse Isle of Wight
| Forest |
21.8 km2 |
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| Nature |
6.3 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
301 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
1.7 km2 |
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| Water |
2.2 km2 |
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| Urban area |
44.8 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
1.2 km2 |
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| Viticulture |
0.8 km2 |
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| Rock outcrop |
0 km2 |
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Hotels at Isle of Wight 
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