Djurgårdsbrunnsviken is a

bay A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a ''gulf'', ''sea'', ''sound'', or ''bight''. A ''cove'' is a small, ci ...

in central

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, together with the canal

Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen ( Swedish: "The Djurgården Well Canal") is a canal in central Stockholm, Sweden, separating the island Djurgården from the northern mainland (or more correctly Southern and Northern Djurgården). The canal stretches ...

forming the northern shore line of the island

Djurgården Djurgården ( or ) or, more officially, , is an island in central Stockholm, Sweden. Djurgården is home to historical buildings and monuments, museums, galleries, the amusement park Gröna Lund, the open-air museum Skansen, the small resident ...

(or more correctly between

Northern Northern may refer to the following: Geography * North North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating ...

and Southern Djurgården). The bridge Djurgårdsbron stretches over the bay. ; Old names : ''Ladugårdsviken'' (17th-18th centuries), ''Surbrunnsviken'', ''Södra brunnsviken'' Historically known as a good fishing ground, Djurgårdsbrunnsviken, also known as the Bay of Sweden, is today popular for bathing in summer. The bay was used for the

diving Diving most often refers to: * Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water * Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes Diving or Dive may also refer to: Sports * Dive (American football), ...

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(including the part for the

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event),

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and

rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically a ...

competitions during the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...

, and during the Swedish championship 1930.1912 Summer Olympics official report.
pp. 211-7, 221-2. On the north shore of the bay are a great number of embassies and several museums, including The

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('' Sjöhistoriska museet''), the Ethnographical Museum ('' Etnografiska museet''), and the Technical Museum (''

Tekniska museet The National Museum of Science and Technology () is a museum in Stockholm. It is Sweden’s largest museum of technology, and has a national charter to be responsible for preserving the Swedish cultural heritage related to technological and in ...

''). On the south shore are the

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Skansen Skansen (; "the Sconce") is the oldest open-air museum and zoo in Sweden located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was opened on 11 October 1891 by Artur Hazelius (1833–1901) to show the way of life in the different parts ...

, the

Rosendal Palace Rosendal Palace () is a Swedish palace pavilion located on Djurgården, an island in central Stockholm. It was built between 1823 and 1827 for King Charles XIV John, the first Bernadotte king of Sweden. It was intended as an escape from the for ...

('' Rosendals slott'').

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Malmö Roddklubb - Images from the 1912 rowing competitions
Venues of the 1912 Summer Olympics Bays of Sweden Djurgården Geography of Stockholm Olympic diving venues Olympic modern pentathlon venues Olympic rowing venues Olympic swimming venues Olympic water polo venues Landforms of Stockholm County {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub

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