Granskär
Granskär is an island in the Kvarken, the narrowest part of the Gulf of Bothnia in the northern part of the Baltic Sea. It has few inhabitants, almost all Swedish-speaking.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: geographical object
- Also known as: “Granskar”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vaskiluoto and Vöyrinkaupunki.
Vaskiluoto
Suburb
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vaskiluoto is a Finnish island in the Gulf of Bothnia, immediately in front of the city centre of Vaasa, Finland. It is connected to the mainland by the Vaskiluoto road and rail bridge, and has a surface area of 2.5 square kilometres. Vaskiluoto is situated 6 km southeast of Granskär.
Vaasa
Photo: Jjtkk, Public domain.
Vaasa is the capital of the administrative region Ostrobothnia, Western Finland. The surrounding municipality of Korsholm is also handled in this article.
Granskär
- Category: landform
- Location: Ostrobothnia, West Coast, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Granskär” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Granskär”
- Dutch: “Granskär”
- Finnish: “Granskär”
- Finnish: “Kuusisaari”
- Spanish: “Kuusisaari”
- Swedish: “Granskär, Vasa”
- Swedish: “Granskär”
- Turkish: “Granskär”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Granskärs ören and Bultarna.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Granskär”. Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.