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Island Details: Helgoland

Name
Helgoland
Location
North Sea
Number of Islands (approx.)
2*
Island Details
main island + smaller island (Helgoland-Düne)*
Type of Islands
continental
Surface Area (km²)
1.70*
Terrain
commonly divided into the Unterland at sea level, the Oberland consisitng of a plateau (which drops to the sea 50 metres high in the north, west and southwest) and the Mittelland between them; small sandy beaches in the north and the south*
Highest Elevation (m)
61.0*
Highest Elevation (name)
Lange Anna
Isolation Index
Climate Risk Index Rank (1993-2012)
32*
Mean Sea Level Trends (mm/year)
0.00
Mean Sea Level (meta)
Population (total)
1,370*
Census Year [Population (total)]
2012*
Population Density (p/km²)
806.0*
Census Year [Population Density (p/km²)]
2012*
Population Growth (annual %)
0.000
Census Year [Population Growth (annual %)]
GDP (per capita in current US$)
Census Year (GDP)
Dominant Economic Sector
agriculture, tourism
HDI
0.000
Census Year (HDI)
Administration
dependent (territory of Germany)
Miscellaneous
Germany's only deep-sea island