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    Fanø

    Fuan

    55°24′N 8°25′E

    Fanø (pronunciation [ˈfɛːˌnøˀ] ) is a Danish island in the North Sea off the coast of southwestern Denmark, and is the very northernmost of the Danish Wadden Sea Islands. Fanø Municipality (Fanø Kommune) is the kommune that covers the island and its seat is the town of Nordby.

    Fanø - østligste punkt
    Fanø - østligste punkt

    Thomas Dahlstrøm Nielsen / CC BY 4.0

    Terrain

    55°24′N 8°25′E

    Terrain exaggerated for relief. Drag to look around.

    Overview

    Fanø (pronunciation [ˈfɛːˌnøˀ] ) is a Danish island in the North Sea off the coast of southwestern Denmark, and is the very northernmost of the Danish Wadden Sea Islands. Fanø Municipality (Fanø Kommune) is the kommune that covers the island and its seat is the town of Nordby.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Danish Wadden Sea Islands

    • Rømø

      129 km²▲ 3 m

      Major islands

    • Koresand

      22.6 km²▲ 1 m

      Minor islands

    • Mandø

      8.7 km²▲ 10 m

      Minor islands

    • Unnamed island

      3.4 km²▲ 1 m

      Minor islands

    • Langli

      0.73 km²▲ 7 m

      Minor islands

    Also in Frisian Islands

    • Texel

      159 km²▲ 24 m

      Major islands

    • Rømø

      129 km²▲ 3 m

      Major islands

    • Terschelling

      85.2 km²▲ 31 m

      Major islands

    • Föhr

      82.8 km²▲ 11 m

      Major islands

    • Ameland

      57.4 km²▲ 24 m

      Major islands

    • Sylt

      57.3 km²▲ 53 m

      Major islands

    • Schiermonnikoog

      43.7 km²▲ 20 m

      Major islands

    • Vlieland

      38.8 km²▲ 45 m

      Major islands

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

    Photographs