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A 2013 statistics report concluded that there are 267,570 islands in Sweden, though less than 1,000 of these are inhabited. [1] The total area of the islands is 1.2 million hectares, which corresponds to 3% percent of the total land area of Sweden. Most of the islands are in the Baltic Sea regions of the Bay of Bothnia and the Bothnian Sea. [1]
Swedish islands in the Baltic (3 C, 74 P) L. Lake islands of Sweden (1 C, 7 P) R. River islands of Sweden (1 C, 1 P) U. Uninhabited islands of Sweden (11 P) W.
Map showing Möja's location in the Stockholm Archipelago. Möja is an island in the Stockholm archipelago in Sweden. Möja is one of the most popular islands in the archipelago for travelers and boaters, and is also fairly large. Möja is frequented by the ferries of Waxholmsbolaget and other companies, and is easily accessible from Stockholm ...
Korsö, Kroksö and Sandhamn islands. The archipelago extends from Stockholm roughly 60 kilometres (37 miles) to the east. In a north–south direction, it mainly follows the coastline of the Södermanland and Uppland provinces, reaching roughly from Öja island, south of Nynäshamn, to Väddö, north of Norrtälje.
Svartsö is an island located in the Stockholm archipelago in Värmdö Municipality in Sweden. [3] In the summer the island is a popular destination for visitors. The landscape is relatively flat and there are several small lakes located on the island.
The Fjäderholmarna (English: Feather Islands) are a group of small islands in the Stockholm archipelago close to downtown Stockholm, Sweden. The Fjäderholmarna consist of the four named islands of Stora Fjäderholmen , Ängsholmen , Libertas and Rövarns holme , together with a number of smaller islets.
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 central part is the island has a deciduous forest, mainly oaks and meadows intersected by steep cliffs. [14] Broälven, established in 1995 with an area of 194 ha (480 acres) comprises the land at the shallow north end of Brofjorden and the banks of Broälven which has its outlet in the fjord.