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Islands of Denmark
Aero [1127]
Group:
Country: Denmark Region: Baltic Sea
Lat: 54.88º N Long : 10.38º E
Area: 95.9 sq. km Altitude: 68 m
Shoreline: 76.3 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.7956
Depth to nearest land: <20 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 3 km group: 10 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 24 km Isolation Index: 10
ISLAND TYPE: continental Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 7% Human Threat Indicator: 0
Gross Domestic Product: $ 11312 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 6
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 6
Last updated: 21/08/88
Als [357]
Group:
Country: Denmark Region: Baltic Sea
Lat: 54.97º N Long : 9.89º E
Area: 322.7 sq. km Altitude: 75 m
Shoreline: 116.3 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.3604
Depth to nearest land: <10 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 1 km group: 1 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 1 km Isolation Index: 3
ISLAND TYPE: continental Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Accessibility: airport
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 7% Human Threat Indicator: 0
Gross Domestic Product: $ 11312 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 6
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 6
Last updated: 01/08/88
Anholt [1950]
Group:
Country: Denmark Region: Kattegat
Lat: 56.72º N Long : 11.57º E
Area: 0.0 sq. km Altitude: ? m
Depth to nearest land: < 20 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 44 km group: 44 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 44 km Isolation Index: 20
ISLAND TYPE: continental Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: temperate
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Accessibility: port, airport
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 7% Human Threat Indicator: 0
Gross Domestic Product: $ 11312 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 6
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 6
Last updated: 04/08/90
Bornholm [360]
Group:
Country: Denmark Region: Baltic Sea
Lat: 55.15º N Long : 14.92º E
Area: 604.7 sq. km Altitude: 162 m
Shoreline: 108.8 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.1799
Depth to nearest land: <50 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 35 km group: 35 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 35 km Isolation Index: 18
ISLAND TYPE: continental Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 70% Human Threat Indicator: 2
Gross Domestic Product: $ 11312 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 6
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 8
Last updated: 01/08/88
Falster [359]
Group:
Country: Denmark Region: Baltic Sea
Lat: 54.80º N Long : 11.96º E
Area: 486.2 sq. km Altitude: 44 m
Shoreline: 146.0 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.3003
Depth to nearest land: <10 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 1 km group: 1 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 55 km Isolation Index: 9
ISLAND TYPE: continental Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 7% Human Threat Indicator: 0
Gross Domestic Product: $ 11312 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 6
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 6
Last updated: 01/08/88
Fyn (Fnen) [362]
Group:
Country: Denmark Region: Baltic Sea
Lat: 55.33º N Long : 10.29º E
Area: 3012.1 sq. km Altitude: 131 m
Shoreline: 418.8 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.1390
Depth to nearest land: <20 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 1 km group: 1 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 1 km Isolation Index: 3
ISLAND TYPE: continental Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited, city of Odense
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Habitat: Urban Pop: 139000 Urban Indicator: 0
Accessibility: port, airport
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 7% Human Threat Indicator: 0
Gross Domestic Product: $ 11312 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 6
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 6
Last updated: 01/08/88
Laeso [1949]
Group:
Country: Denmark Region: Kattegat
Lat: 57.27º N Long : 11.00º E
Area: 0.0 sq. km Altitude: ? m
Depth to nearest land: < 20 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 19 km group: 19 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 19 km Isolation Index: 13
ISLAND TYPE: continental Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: temperate
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Accessibility: port, airport
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 7% Human Threat Indicator: 0
Gross Domestic Product: $ 11312 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 6
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 6
Last updated: 04/08/90
Langeland [355]
Group:
Country: Denmark Region: Baltic Sea
Lat: 54.93º N Long : 10.80º E
Area: 285.1 sq. km Altitude: 46 m
Shoreline: 130.4 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.4574
Depth to nearest land: <20 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 3 km group: 3 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 38 km Isolation Index: 10
ISLAND TYPE: continental Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 7% Human Threat Indicator: 0
Gross Domestic Product: $ 11312 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 6
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 6
Last updated: 01/08/88
Lolland [361]
Group:
Country: Denmark Region: Baltic Sea
Lat: 54.77º N Long : 11.40º E
Area: 1264.2 sq. km Altitude: 30 m
Shoreline: 250.3 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.1980
Depth to nearest land: <20 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 1 km group: 1 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 40 km Isolation Index: 8
ISLAND TYPE: continental Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 7% Human Threat Indicator: 0
Gross Domestic Product: $ 11312 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 6
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 6
Last updated: 01/08/88
Mon [354]
Group:
Country: Denmark Region: Baltic Sea
Lat: 54.97º N Long : 12.33º E
Area: 226.3 sq. km Altitude: 143 m
Shoreline: 112.9 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.4989
Depth to nearest land: <10 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 1 km group: 1 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 70 km Isolation Index: 10
ISLAND TYPE: continental Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 7% Human Threat Indicator: 0
Gross Domestic Product: $ 11312 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 6
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 6
Last updated: 01/08/88
Romo [1126]
Group: Nord-Friesische Inseln
Country: Denmark Region: North Sea
Lat: 55.13º N Long : 8.52º E
Area: 89.0 sq. km Altitude: ? m
Shoreline: 44.6 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.5011
Depth to nearest land: <5 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 2 km group: 5 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 5 km Isolation Index: 6
ISLAND TYPE: continental Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 7% Human Threat Indicator: 0
Gross Domestic Product: $ 11312 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 6
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 6
Last updated: 21/08/88
Samso [349]
Group:
Country: Denmark Region: Baltic Sea
Lat: 55.87º N Long : 10.59º E
Area: 116.2 sq. km Altitude: 64 m
Shoreline: 78.9 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.6790
Depth to nearest land: <20 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 15 km group: 16 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 16 km Isolation Index: 12
ISLAND TYPE: continental Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 7% Human Threat Indicator: 0
Gross Domestic Product: $ 11312 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 6
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 6
Last updated: 01/08/88
Sjaelland (Zealand) [363]
Group:
Country: Denmark Region: Baltic Sea
Lat: 55.53º N Long : 11.90º E
Area: 7180.0 sq. km Altitude: 126 m
Shoreline: 942.0 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.1312
Depth to nearest land: <10 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 5 km group: 5 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 5 km Isolation Index: 7
ISLAND TYPE: continental Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited, capital city Copenhagen
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Habitat: Urban Pop: 1300000 Urban Indicator: 0
Accessibility: port, airport
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 7% Human Threat Indicator: 0
Gross Domestic Product: $ 11312 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 6
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 6
Last updated: 27/11/88
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