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The inhabited fairly large island of Dyrøya is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is, quite close about 1.5 km. The surface-area of the island is 51.4 km2 and is therefore 0.135 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 50.8 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 14.4 km by 6 km (maximum width). The island is South-southwest - North-northeast oriented. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 69.04 (69°2'37.7808), 17.44 (17°26'15.2376).


The population is 171 and the population density is thus on 3.30 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Langhamn (located in the East of the island). Other places on the island are: Dyrøyhamn (O), Vinja (ZW), Berg (W), Merkesnes, Espejord (NO). 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 Dyrøya are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands):

1) Senja Located 4.8 km South of the island.
2) Andørja Located 6.9 km West of the island.
3) Rolla Located 18.8 km SouthWest of the island.
4) Grytøya Located 28.6 km SouthSouthWest of the island.
5) Hinnøya Located 34.9 km SouthSouthWest of the island.
6) Andøya Located 52 km SouthSouthEast of the island.
7) Kvaløya Located 53.2 km EastNorthEast of the island.
8) Tjeldøya Located 62.5 km SouthWest of the island.
9) Langøya Located 80 km South of the island.
10) Ringvassøya Located 97 km NorthEast of the island.
11) Austvågøy Located 104.6 km SouthSouthWest of the island.
12) Hadseløya Located 106.9 km SouthSouthWest of the island.
13) Rebbenesøya Located 108.4 km EastNorthEast of the island.
14) Reinøya Located 109.4 km NorthEast of the island.
15) Helgøya Located 132.8 km EastNorthEast of the island.
16) Vanna Located 136.2 km NorthEast of the island.
17) Lundøya Located 136.7 km SouthWest of the island.
18) Uløya Located 139.9 km NorthEast of the island.
19) Engeløya Located 143.4 km SouthWest of the island.
20) Gimsøya Located 146.8 km SouthSouthWest of the island.
21) Vestvågøya Located 153 km SouthSouthWest of the island.
22) Arnøya Located 153.5 km NorthEast of the island.
23) Flakstadøya Located 184.8 km SouthSouthWest of the island.
24) Moskenesøya Located 196.7 km SouthSouthWest of the island.
25) Silda Located 205.7 km NorthEast of the island.


The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Dyrøya consists of wood 37.5 km2 (73%), nature 4.2 km2 (8%), wet nature 3 km2 (6%), and agriculture 6.5 km2 (13%),


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