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Islands of Germany, Federal Republic of
Amrum [1952]
Group: Nordfriesische Inseln
Country: Germany Region: North Sea
Lat: 54.64º N Long : 8.34º E
Area: 0.0 sq. km Altitude: ? m
Depth to nearest land: 0 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 2 km group: 22 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 22 km Isolation Index: 11
ISLAND TYPE: continental Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: temperate
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Accessibility: port
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 5% Human Threat Indicator: 0
Gross Domestic Product: $ 10680 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 5
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 5
Last updated: 04/08/90
Fehmarn [907]
Group:
Country: Germany Region: Baltic Sea
Lat: 54.47º N Long : 11.15º E
Area: 194.7 sq. km Altitude: 30 m
Shoreline: 73.4 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.3770
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
Last updated: 20/08/88
Fohr [1238]
Group: Archipelago: Nord-Friesische Inseln
Country: Germany Region: North Sea
Lat: 54.72º N Long : 8.49º E
Area: 84.1 sq. km Altitude: ? m
Shoreline: 37.7 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.4483
Depth to nearest land: 0 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 1 km group: 5 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 5 km Isolation Index: 5
ISLAND TYPE: continental Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited, ?
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Last updated: 22/08/88
Rugen [908]
Group:
Country: Germany Region: Baltic Sea
Lat: 54.45º N Long : 13.35º E
Area: 1075.8 sq. km Altitude: 161 m
Shoreline: 318.8 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.2963
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
Last updated: 20/08/88
Sylt [1951]
Group: Nordfriesische Inseln
Country: Germany Region: North Sea
Lat: 54.90º N Long : 8.34º E
Area: 0.0 sq. km Altitude: ? m
Depth to nearest land: 0 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 3 km group: 10 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 10 km Isolation Index: 8
ISLAND TYPE: continental Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: temperate
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Accessibility: port
Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 5% Human Threat Indicator: 0
Gross Domestic Product: $ 10680 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 5
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 5
Last updated: 04/08/90
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