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SaxaVord Spaceport, previously known as Shetland Space Centre, [1] is a UK spaceport located on the Lamba Ness peninsula on Unst, the most northerly of the inhabited Shetland Islands off the coast of Scotland. The site is near the RAF Saxa Vord radar station and the settlement of Skaw.
Space Centre Australia secured land for main site facilities for space launch, located 43km east of Weipa, close to RAAF Scherger in 2023. [90] Final approvals may come under Mokwiri Aboriginal Corporation. [90] Previously a Cape York Space Agency was established by the government to develop a facility for Ukrainian Zenit launches at
The nearest islands are over 2,600 kilometres (1,600 mi) away from the center. [1] [11] This location has been chosen for its remoteness and limited shipping traffic so as not to endanger human life with any falling debris. [1] Mir, a space station operated by the Soviet Union, and later by Russia, from 1986 to 2001. It was deposited in the ...
Major Swedish islands: Gotland; Öland; Värmdö; Major Finnish islands: Åland; Hailuoto; Major German islands: Fehmarn; Rügen; Usedom/Uznam (Germany and Poland) Major Polish islands: Aestian Island (artificial island in the Vistula Lagoon) Usedom/Uznam (Germany and Poland) Wolin; Major Russian islands: Beryozovye Islands
Below is a list of European countries and dependencies by area in Europe. [1] As a continent, Europe's total geographical area is about 10 million square kilometres. [2] Transcontinental countries are ranked according to the size of their European part only, excluding Greece due to the not clearly defined boundaries of its islands between ...
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2.1 Along the coast of Europe. 2.2 Along the coast of Africa. ... Near Islands; Rat Islands; Semidi Islands; Shumagin Islands; Alexander Archipelago; Archipelagoes of ...
The only road access is a single road leading north from the site. This crosses the isthmus connecting the peninsula with the rest of the North Island before connecting with SH 2 at the settlement of Nūhaka. The nearest town, Wairoa, lies 50 kilometres (31 mi) to the northwest of the launch site, around the curve of Hawke Bay.