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This list of islands of the Kalix archipelago includes the many islands, large and small, in the Swedish Kalix archipelago in the north of the Bothnian Bay. They are part of the larger archipelago that encompasses islands around the northern end of the bay. Islands in Kalix archipelago include:
Beach resort/spa hotel (opened 1886 or 1888; closed 1918) Nordanskär Island, [ 108 ] Kalix , Sweden 65°51′N 23°10′E / 65.850°N 23.167°E / 65.850;
The Kalix archipelago (Swedish: Kalix skärgård) is a group of 792 Swedish islands in the north part of the Bay of Bothnia. The largest island in the Kalix archipelago is Rånön. A few of the islands have small permanent populations, but most are used only for recreation in the summer months. They are icebound during the winter.
The ice hotel in Jukkasjärvi. Kiruna is located in the north of Sweden, 145 kilometres (90 mi) north of the Arctic Circle. The city centre is built on the Haukavaara hill at an altitude of 530 m, high above the Torne river to the north and the Kalix River to the south. Other parts of the town are Lombolo and Tuolluvaara.
In Sweden, Haparanda Municipality borders Övertorneå Municipality to the north and Kalix Municipality to the west. Haparanda Municipality is located on the western side of where the Torne River discharges into the Bay of Bothnia. On the other side of the river lies the Finnish town Tornio (Swedish: Torneå). Haparanda and Tornio jointly call ...
RockResorts is a hotel brand with roots in the 1950s. Laurance Rockefeller, founder, began building a series of resorts in 1956 with the establishment of Caneel Bay on St. John in the United States Virgin Islands.
The archipelago is important to the people of Kalix - if one does not have a cabin there then at least a good boat to get from island to island in. And one of the summer highlights for the local population is the sailing races organized by the Kalix sail- and race boat society (Kalix Segel och Motorbåtssällskap, KSMS).
Halsön lies to the east of the mouth of the Kalix River, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southeast of Karlsborg. It is about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west of Granön. [1] There is a beach on the east of the island, with large dunes. For visitors there are fireplaces, seating areas and rubbish bins. [2]