Stora Bornö is an island in
Gullmarn
Gullmarn, also known as Gullmarsfjorden or Gullmaren, is a threshold fjord in the middle of Bohuslän Archipelago on the west coast of Sweden. It is the largest of the Bohuslän fjords with a length of and a width ranging from . At its mouth, t ...
fjord, belonging to the
Lysekil Municipality
Lysekil Municipality (''Lysekils kommun'') is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Lysekil.
The present municipality was formed in 1971, when the ''City of Lysekil'' (instituted as such ...
.
Stora Bornö is about long from north to south and is largely covered with
pine
A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The World Flora Online created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden accep ...
forests. The island's highest point is above sea level and in many places the shoreline consists of vertical cliffs.
is an oceanographic research facility on the island, built in 1902 by
Otto Pettersson and .
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Islands of Västra Götaland County
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