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List Of Islands Of The Piteå Archipelago
This list of islands of the Piteå archipelago includes the many islands, large and small, in the Swedish Piteå 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 Piteå Municipality include: * Baggen * Baljan * Bergön * Bergskäret * Bergvättingen * Berkön * Bondökallarna * Bondökallrevet * Bondön * Bursfjärdgrundet * Degerbergsgrundet * Djupgrunden * Döman * Fårön, Piteå * Fårön, Trundön * Fjärdvättingen * Fjuksören * Fjuksörrevet * Flottgrunden * Fördärvet * Furuholmen * Görjeskäret * Gråsjähällan * Gråsjälen * Gråsjälgrundet * Grundkallen * Grytan * Guldsmeden * Hällen * Hällskäret * Hällskärsgrundet * Halsören * Hamngrunden * Hamnholmen * Hamnviksgrundet * Hans-Persagrundet * Haraholmsrevet * Huvan * Innersten Bondökallen * Innerstholmen-Bastaholmen * Inr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piteå Archipelago
The Piteå archipelago ( sv, Piteå skärgård or ''Pite skärgård'') is a group of Swedish islands in the north part of the Bay of Bothnia, at Piteå in the southeast of Norrbotten County. 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 and the waters and harbors are becoming shallower. Climate The archipelago is only south of the Arctic Circle, so there is daylight for up to 24 hours in the summer, and moonshine may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |