Hälsö ()
is an
island
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and a
locality
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situated in
Öckerö Municipality
Öckerö Municipality (''Öckerö kommun'') is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Öckerö on the main island, which is also called Öckerö.
The municipality consists of islands in t ...
,
Västra Götaland County
Västra Götaland County ( sv, Västra Götalands län) is a county or '' län'' on the western coast of Sweden.
The county is the second most populous of Sweden's counties and it comprises 49 municipalities (''kommuner''). Its population of 1 ...
,
Sweden
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with 611 inhabitants in 2010.
Hälsö is situated in the northern part of the
archipelago
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Examples of archipelagos include: the Indonesian Archi ...
and offers nice harbour walks along small and winding roads. There are also ancient remains on the
island
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, mainly stone circles from temporary fishing camps. On the northern part of the
island
An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...
there are good fishing opportunities
Tjolmen beachon the southern part of the island is the most popular for swimming.
References
https://www.goteborg.com/en/halso/
Populated places in Västra Götaland County
Populated places in Öckerö Municipality
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