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Island Details: Amrum

Name
Amrum
Location
North Sea
Number of Islands (approx.)
1*
Island Details
Belongs to the German island group Nordfriesische Inseln*
Type of Islands
continental
Surface Area (km²)
19.90*
Terrain
flat, partly forested moraine in the east, sand dunes and beaches at the west coast*
Highest Elevation (m)
32.0*
Highest Elevation (name)
A Siatler*
Isolation Index
11*
Climate Risk Index Rank (1993-2012)
32*
Mean Sea Level Trends (mm/year)
0.00
Mean Sea Level (meta)
Population (total)
2,241*
Census Year [Population (total)]
2010*
Population Density (p/km²)
110.0*
Census Year [Population Density (p/km²)]
2010*
Population Growth (annual %)
0.000
Census Year [Population Growth (annual %)]
GDP (per capita in current US$)
Census Year (GDP)
Dominant Economic Sector
HDI
0.000
Census Year (HDI)
Administration
dependent (autonomous parliamentary democracy, but part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Miscellaneous
located in the German Wadden Sea