Description island KorpoThe inhabited fairly large island of Korpo is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The distance to the mainland is about 40 km. The surface-area of the island is 64.2 km2 and is therefore 0.169 x times greater than the island of Isle of Wight. The island lies in the and the total coastal length is about 65.9 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 9.9 km by 9.2 km (maximum width). The island has No maindirection-circular. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 60.15 (60°8'47.6052), 21.6 (21°35'50.0604).The population is 846 and the population density is thus on 4.78 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Åvensor (located in the Northwest of the island). Other places on the island are: Ahvensaari, Aspö, Bendby, Björkö, Bonäs, Brunskär, Böhle, Elvsjö, Finnö, Galtby, Gyltö, Havträsk, Houtsala, Inikorp, Jurmo, Järvsor, Kalax, Karby, Kärvois, Kjölingby, Kopois, Korpogård, Kälö, Lempersjö, Lomby, Markomby, Maskinnamo, Pensor, Retais, Rosklax, Rumar, Skofatt, Strömma, Syvälax, Utö, Wattkast, Väsby, Änkis, Österskär. 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 Korpo are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Storlandet Located 0.7 km North of the island. 2) Norrskata Located 3.4 km EastSouthEast of the island. 3) Houtskär Located 5.3 km SouthEast of the island. 4) Keistiö Located 21.9 km EastSouthEast of the island. 5) Utö Located 37.1 km WestSouthWest of the island. 6) Åland (Fasta) Located 66.6 km South of the island. 7) Hiiumaa Located 125.1 km WestNorthWest of the island. 8) Osmussaar Located 131.5 km NorthWest of the island. 9) Vormsi Located 145.8 km NorthWest of the island. 10) Singö Located 149.2 km South of the island. 11) Suur-Pakri Located 150.2 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 12) Väike-Pakri Located 153.6 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 13) Gräsö Located 162.2 km South of the island. 14) Möja Located 163.3 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 15) Naissaar Located 168.8 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 16) Saaremaa Located 171.4 km WestNorthWest of the island. 17) Runmarö Located 177.3 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 18) Muhu Located 181 km WestNorthWest of the island. 19) Suomenlinna Located 182.1 km North of the island. 20) Aegna Located 182.1 km NorthNorthWest of the island. 21) Korkeasaari Located 182.4 km North of the island. 22) Grinda Located 182.5 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 23) Nämdö Located 185.5 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 24) Vilsandi Located 191.6 km West of the island. 25) Prangli Located 192.1 km NorthNorthWest of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Korpo consists of wood 45.4 km2 (71%), nature 8.5 km2 (13%), and agriculture 8.4 km2 (13%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Korpo |
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