Degerby is a village and the administrative center of the municipality of Föglö, Åland. The village was the center of the Åland archipelago until the founding of Mariehamn in 1861 and was the largest village in terms of population until the 1920s. Degerby is situated 7 km south of Södra skäret.

Föglö

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Föglö is a large archipelago municipality in Åland. 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.

Lumparland

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Lumparland is a municipality on Åland. It is one of the smallest municipalities in the Nordic countries in terms of both land area and number of residents. Långnäs harbor makes it a notable transport hub though.

Södra skäret

Type: Island
Also known as: “Soedra skaeret”
Category: landform
Location: Föglö, Archipelago, Åland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

60.08906° or 60° 5′ 21″ north

Longitude

20.41239° or 20° 24′ 45″ east

Open location code

9GG23CQ6+JX

GeoNames ID

846408

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