Hanko Peninsula
The Hanko Peninsula is the southernmost point of mainland Finland. The soil is a sandy moraine, the last tip of the Salpausselkä ridge, and vegetation consists mainly of pine and low shrubs.
- Type: Peninsula
- Description: peninsula of Finland
- Also known as: “Hangö udde”, “Hangöudd”, “Hanko (półwysep)”, “Hankoniemi Cape”, “Peninsula de Hanko”, “Poluostrov Gangeudd”, “Poluostrov Khangeudd”, “חצי האי הנקו”, “هانغو”, and “ハンゲ半島”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Hanko Airport and Santala railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lappohja and Hanko.
Lappohja
Village
Lappohja is a village located in the municipality of Hanko. Lappohja is situated 9 km northeast of Hanko Peninsula.
Hanko Peninsula
- Category: landform
- Location: Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.85809° or 59° 51′ 29″ north
Longitude
23.11425° or 23° 6′ 51″ east
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
9GF5V457+6M
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Hanko Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شبه جزيرة هانكو”
- Azerbaijani: “Xanko yarımadası”
- Basque: “Hanko penintsula”
- Belarusian: “Паўвостраў Ханка”
- Belarusian: “Ханка”
- Bulgarian: “Ханкониеми”
- Cebuano: “Hankoniemi”
- Chinese: “汉科半岛”
- Chinese: “漢科半島”
- Dutch: “Hanko Peninsula”
- Estonian: “Hanko poolsaar”
- Finnish: “Hankoniemi”
- French: “péninsule de Hanko”
- French: “Péninsule de Hanko”
- Georgian: “ჰანკოს ნახევარკუნძული”
- German: “Halbinsel Hanko”
- German: “Hanko-Halbinsel”
- Hebrew: “חצי האי האנקו”
- Italian: “Penisola di Hanko”
- Japanese: “ハンコ半島”
- Latvian: “Hanko pussala”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hankøhalvøya”
- Norwegian: “Hankøhalvøya”
- Polish: “Hanko”
- Polish: “Półwysep Hanko”
- Portuguese: “Península de Hanko”
- Russian: “полуостров Ханко”
- Russian: “Ханко”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Hankoniemi”
- Spanish: “Península de Hanko”
- Swedish: “Hangö udd”
- Swedish: “Hangö Udd”
- Turkish: “Hanko Yarımadası”
- Ukrainian: “Ханко”
- “Hankoniemi”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Santala and Henriksberg.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Santalan Peräniityt and Råberget.
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