Sandskär

Sandskär is an island in the northeast of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia. Once used as a base for fishing and sealing, it is now part of a national park.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in the Haparanda archipelago, Sweden
  • Also known as: Sandsk”, “Sandskar”, and “Sandskäret

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kapell.

Chapel
is a chapel.

Sandskär

Latitude
65.57395° or 65° 34′ 26″ north
Longitude
23.74873° or 23° 44′ 55″ east
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
9GQ5HPFX+HF
Geo­Names ID
603100
Wiki­data ID
Q10517573
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Sandskär” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Sandskär (pulo sa Suwesya, Norrbotten, lat 65,57, long 23,75)
  • Cebuano: Sandskär
  • Dutch: Sandskar (Haparanda)
  • Dutch: Sandskär
  • Finnish: Sanskeri
  • Swedish: Haparanda Sandskär

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