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Island Details: Oland

Name
Oland
Location
North Sea
Number of Islands (approx.)
1*
Island Details
Hallig (flat marsh island with man-made dwelling mound); belongs to the German island group Nordfriesische Inseln*
Type of Islands
continental
Surface Area (km²)
2.01*
Terrain
low-lying, flat plain which is flooded by the sea during storm surges; houses on one man-made dwelling mound*
Highest Elevation (m)
3.0
Highest Elevation (name)
Olandwarft
Isolation Index
Climate Risk Index Rank (1993-2012)
32*
Mean Sea Level Trends (mm/year)
0.00
Mean Sea Level (meta)
Population (total)
30*
Census Year [Population (total)]
2013*
Population Density (p/km²)
0.0
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
tourism
HDI
0.000
Census Year (HDI)
Administration
dependent (territory of Germany)
Miscellaneous
Oland was already mentioned as an island in 1231and is therefore probably the oldest Hallig of the German Wadden Sea