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Gotland is usually the part of Sweden which receives the most hours of sunlight during a year with Visby statistically the location with the most sunshine in Sweden. [88] In 2007 approximately 750,000 people visited Gotland. [15] In 1996, for the first time, ferries between Gotland and mainland Sweden carried more than 1 million passengers in a ...
Gotland is the largest island of Sweden, and is located in the Baltic Sea. The main Silurian succession of limestones and shales comprises thirteen units spanning 200–500 m (660–1,640 ft) of stratigraphic thickness, being thickest in the south, and overlies a 75–125 m (246–410 ft) thick Ordovician sequence. [ 1 ]
Torsburgen, Tors borg or þors borg ("Thor's fort/castle") are the remains of an ancient hillfort in Kräklingbo on the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea.The fort is approximately 1.2 km 2 (0.46 sq mi), was constructed in the 1st-4th century and in use until the 12th century.
Grogarnsberget or Grogarnsberg (lit. "The Grogarn Mountain" more appropriate "Grogarn Hill") is a plateau hill on the Östergarn coast, on the Swedish island of Gotland.On the hill are the remains of former hillfort, the second largest on Gotland [1] and the fourth largest in Scandinavia.
Despite its isolation from sizeable landmasses, Gotska Sandön's oceanic climate is warm for its latitude. The Scandinavian Peninsula to the west, Gotland to the south and the Baltic landmass to the east contribute to warmer summers and frequent winter frost, giving the island a far broader temperature range than, for example, the similarly isolated Fair Isle, which lies one degree further ...
Furillen is an island off the northeast coast of Gotland. With an area of 4 km 2 (1.5 sq mi), it is the third largest island under the jurisdiction of Gotland. [c] [1] A bridge and a narrow isthmus, wide enough for a road, connects the island to the coast of Gotland adjacent to the fishing village of Lergrav. [2]
Götaland (Swedish: [ˈjø̂ːtaˌland] ⓘ; also Gothia, Gothland, [2] [3] Gothenland or Gautland) is one of three lands of Sweden and comprises ten provinces. Geographically it is located in the south of Sweden, bounded to the north by Svealand , with the deep woods of Tiveden , Tylöskog and Kolmården marking the border.
Östergarn (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈœ̂sːtɛrˌɡɑːɳ]) [3] is a populated area, a socken (not to be confused with parish), on the Swedish island of Gotland. [4] It comprises the same area as the administrative Östergarn District, established on 1 January 2016. [5]