Isön is a small
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 ...
in lake
Storsjön,
Jämtland,
Sweden. The island is very sparsely populated and is a part of
Andersön's
nature reserve
A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...
. In the winter, an
ice road
An ice road or ice bridge is a human-made structure that runs on a frozen water surface (a river, a lake or a sea water expanse).Masterson, D. and Løset, S., 2011, ISO 19906: Bearing capacity of ice and ice roads, Proceedings of the 21st Inte ...
connects Isön to the nearby larger island of
Norderön. The route is also served by a
ferry year round. On the other side (south east) the island is connected with a short bridge to another small island,
Skansholmen, which connects further to the mainland.
Islands of Jämtland County
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