Description island Het RifThe uninhabited very small island of Het Rif is part of (the island group) Wadden Islands and is located in the country of The Netherlands, Western Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 7.4 km. The surface-area of the island is 0.720 km2 and is therefore 0.002 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the Wadden Sea and the total coastal length is about 4 km and the length of the island is about km. The highest point is only 9 meter. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 53.48 (53°28'30.5112), 6.04 (6°2'21.0948).It is located in the administrative unit Province Friesland (local administrative level-name Provincie), in the Municipality Dongeradeel (local administrative level-name Gemeente). Direct neighboring islands of Het Rif are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Engelsmanplaat Located 1.9 km WestNorthWest of the island. 2) Ameland Located 3.7 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 3) Schiermonnikoog Located 5.2 km North of the island. 4) Zuidelijke Ballastplaat Located 14.4 km NorthWest of the island. 5) Simonszand Located 23.6 km North of the island. 6) Rottumerplaat Located 27.7 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 7) Terschelling Located 31.6 km South of the island. 8) Rottumeroog Located 34.7 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 9) Zuiderduintjes Located 35.6 km North of the island. 10) Borkum Located 41.9 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 11) Griend Located 56.1 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 12) Juist Located 57.9 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 13) Richel Located 61 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 14) Vlieland Located 64.6 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 15) Norderney Located 76.3 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 16) Texel Located 83.6 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 17) Baltrum Located 91 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 18) Langeoog Located 97.5 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 19) Noorderhaaks - De razende bol Located 104 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 20) Spiekeroog Located 111.4 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 21) Wangerooge Located 123.6 km NorthNorthEast of the island. 22) Pampus Located 138.9 km WestSouthWest of the island. 23) Heligoland Located 143.5 km NorthEast of the island. 24) Heligoland-Düne Located 145.2 km NorthEast of the island. 25) Robinson Crusoë Located 155.5 km WestSouthWest of the island. The source material on the island consists of sand. The land use on the island of Het Rif consists of Sand - Rock 0.7 km2 (90%), wet nature 0.1 km2 (10%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Het Rif |
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