Description island PiirissaareThe inhabited small island of Piirissaare is part of (the island group) and is located in the country of , Northern Europe. The island is situated in a lake. The distance to the mainland is, quite close about 1.5 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 and the total coastal length is about 25.5 km and the dimensions of the island are approximately 4.3 km by 3.3 km (maximum width). The island has No maindirection-circular. The coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the island (center) for GPS are 58.38 (58°22'33.2976), 27.49 (27°29'32.7912).The population is 99 and the population density is thus on 12.70 inhabitants per square kilometer (compared Isle of Wight 364 inhabitants / km²). The capital of the island is Tooni (located in the North-northeast of the island). Other places on the island are: Piiri, Saare, Tooni. 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 Piirissaare are (distance from central part island to central part of the neighboring islands): 1) Kolpina Located 33.5 km WestNorthWest of the island. 2) Bolshoy Tyuters Located 161.9 km East of the island. 3) Moshchny Located 178.2 km East of the island. 4) Hogland Located 182.7 km East of the island. 5) Seskar Located 186.3 km EastNorthEast of the island. 6) Prangli Located 195.1 km SouthEast of the island. 7) Kihnu Located 203.1 km South of the island. 8) Aegna Located 203.8 km SouthEast of the island. 9) Naissaar Located 210.7 km SouthEast of the island. 10) Kotlin Located 217.5 km EastNorthEast of the island. 11) Beryozovye Islands Located 218.4 km EastNorthEast of the island. 12) Väike-Pakri Located 224.6 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 13) Suur-Pakri Located 227.2 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 14) Emäsalo Located 227.7 km EastSouthEast of the island. 15) Muhu Located 237.2 km South of the island. 16) Suomenlinna Located 240.8 km SouthEast of the island. 17) Saaremaa Located 241.4 km South of the island. 18) Korkeasaari Located 243.8 km SouthEast of the island. 19) Vormsi Located 245.6 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 20) Osmussaar Located 253.3 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 21) Ruhnu Located 255.1 km SouthSouthWest of the island. 22) Hiiumaa Located 260.1 km SouthSouthEast of the island. 23) Abruka Located 289.9 km South of the island. 24) Enonsaari Located 312.5 km EastSouthEast of the island. 25) Konevets Located 322.7 km EastNorthEast of the island. The source material on the island consists of rocky surface. The land use on the island of Piirissaare consists of wood 0.9 km2 (15%), nature 0.3 km2 (4%), wet nature 4.7 km2 (77%), To return to the overview page of this island click on the following link: Overview island Piirissaare |
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