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List Of Islands Of The Kalix Archipelago
This list of islands of the Kalix archipelago includes the many islands, large and small, in the Swedish Kalix archipelago in the north of the Bothnian Bay. They are part of the larger archipelago that encompasses islands around the northern end of the bay. Islands in Kalix archipelago include: * Ajaxarna * Algrundet * Alholmarna * Alholmen * Almansgrundet * Ankargrynnan * Bastagrundet * Berghamn * Berghamnklippan * Bergnäsgrunden * Bergön * Bettnäsgrundet * Binnören * Binnörgrynnan * Björkgrundet * Björkholmen * Björn * Björnholmsgrynnan * Björngrundet * Björnrevet * Blackgrundet * Blåhällan * Bockön * Bodskatagrynnan * Bodögrönnan * Bodörsreven * Bodöskären * Bredskäret * Börstholmsgrunden * Börstskärsbådan * Börstskärsgrundet * Dagbrotten * Djupbäcksholmen * Djupvarpsgrynnan * Dockholmen * Enagrundet * Enholmen * Enrisgrundet * Eriksören * Erikören * Finskören * Fjuks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalix Archipelago
The Kalix archipelago ( sv, Kalix skärgård) is a group of 792 Swedish islands in the north part of the Bay of Bothnia. The largest island in the Kalix archipelago is Rånön. A few of the islands have small permanent populations, but most are used only for recreation in the summer months. They are icebound during the winter. Location The north of the bay of Bothnia contains a large archipelago area. The islands in the Swedish sector make up the Norrbotten archipelago. It is divided into the archipelagos of Piteå (550 islands), Luleå (1,312 islands), Kalix (792 islands) and Haparanda (652 islands). Due to post-glacial rebound the land is rising at from annually, so the shoreline can retreat by as much as in one person's lifetime. As a result, the islands are growing in size but the waters and harbors are becoming shallower. The largest island in the Kalix archipelago, and in the Norbotten archipelago as a whole, is Rånön. It is the only island in Kalix that once had a resid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |