Island Details: Wilhelmsburg

Name

Wilhelmsburg

Location

Number of Islands (approx.)

3

Island Details

Hamburg district located mainly of Wilhelmsburg Island- Germany's largest river island- also including Hohe Schaar Island and parts of Neuhof Island*

Type of Islands

delta islands*

Surface Area (km²)

35.30*

Terrain

urban delta-island terrain with canals, dikes, port and residential areas, plus woodland, meadow and marshland areas*

Highest Elevation (m)

40.0*

Highest Elevation (name)

Energieberg*

Isolation Index

Climate Risk Index Rank (1993-2012)

50*

Mean Sea Level Trends (mm/year)

0.00

Mean Sea Level (meta)

Population (total)

53,767*

Population Density (p/km²)

1,545.0*

Population Growth (annual %)

-0.570*

GDP (per capita in current US$)

Dominant Economic Sector

oil, transshipment and logistics, chemicals, wheat processing*

HDI

0.959*

Administration

dependent (territory of Germany)*

Miscellaneous

formed by the joining of several Elbe islands through diking, land raising and drainage; canals, drainage ditches and former river arms remain important for water management and create connected wetland habitats, making Wilhelmsburg one of Hamburg’s most biodiverse areas*