Lönkytin is an island in the

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sector of the

Bay of Bothnia The Bothnian Bay or Bay of Bothnia (; ) is the northernmost part of the Gulf of Bothnia, which is in turn the northern part of the Baltic Sea. The land holding the bay is still rising after the weight of ice-age glaciers has been removed, and wit ...

, off shore from the town of

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Lönkytin is a high, rocky islet. It is located about west-northwest of the mouth of the

Kiiminkijoki Kiiminkijoki ( sv, Kiminge älv) is a river of Finland in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia. It flows for into the Gulf of Bothnia. Among the most impressive rapids on the river are Kalliuskoski in Puolanka, Kurimonkoski in Utajärvi, and Koite ...

river, to the east of the Oulu and Kemi deep-water route. The island has a radar reflector. It is near one of the deepest parts of the Finnish sector of the Gulf of Bothnia, at some places reaching a depth of .''Merikartta Perämeri osa 57'' (Nautical chart of the Bay of Bothnia 57) The second-closest island to the east is Satakarinletto.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lonkytin Finnish islands in the Baltic Landforms of North Ostrobothnia