Gloskär

Gloskär is an islet in , . Gloskär is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
Photo: Håkan Skogsjö, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Föglö, Åland, with a leper hospital from 1653 to 1672
  • Also known as: “Gloskaer”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gloskär Leper Hospital.

Ruins
Photo: Håkan Skogsjö, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Föglö and Degerby.

Photo: Wikimedia, GFDL.
is a large archipelago municipality in . It is one of the oldest known place names from the area of present-day Finland, and the island group served as the centre of the Åland archipelago for centuries.

Village
Photo: Håkan Skogsjö, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village and the administrative center of the municipality of , . The village was the center of the Åland archipelago until the founding of in 1861 and was the largest village in terms of population until the 1920s. is situated 8 km northwest of Gloskär.

Gloskär

Latitude
59.9831° or 59° 58′ 59″ north
Longitude
20.51221° or 20° 30′ 44″ east
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
9GF2XGM6+6V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 739168872
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
846154
Wiki­data ID
Q32258848
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Satellite Map

Discover Gloskär from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Gloskär” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Gloskär”
  • Swedish: “Gloskär, Föglö”
  • Swedish: “Gloskär”
  • “Gloskär”

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