Stora Karlsö

Stora Karlsö is a small Swedish island in the Baltic Sea, situated about 6 km west of the island of and part of socken.
Photo: Stark, CC BY 2.0.
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  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: nature reserve in Gotland, Sweden
  • Also known as: Stora Karlsö naturreservat

Places of Interest

Highlights include Karlsöarna and Stora Förvar.

Photo: Stark, CC BY 2.0.
Stora Karlsö and Lilla Karlsö are two islands and natural reserves west of the island in the Baltic Sea. are their collective name.

Lighthouse
, is a Swedish lighthouse on Stora Karlsö island off in the Baltic Sea. It was built in 1887 and resulted in the first permanent settlement on the island in modern times.

Stora Karlsö

Latitude
57.28557° or 57° 17′ 8″ north
Longitude
17.97304° or 17° 58′ 23″ east
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
Inception
April 24th, 1970
Operator
Enskild markägare
Open location code
9F9V7XPF+66
Open­Street­Map ID
way 102775291
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Geo­Names ID
2672980
Wiki­data ID
Q2094380
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Stora Karlsö” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Stora Karlsö
  • Cebuano: Stora Karlsö
  • Czech: Stora Karlsö
  • Danish: Stora Karlsö
  • Dutch: Stora Karlso
  • Dutch: Stora Karlsö
  • Egyptian Arabic: ستورا كارلسو
  • Estonian: Stora Karlsö
  • Finnish: Stora Karlsö
  • French: Stora Karlsö
  • German: Stora Karlsö
  • Hebrew: סטורה קרלסה
  • Japanese: ストーラ・カールスオ
  • Japanese: ストーラ・カールセー
  • Macedonian: Стура Карлсе
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Stora Karlsö
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Stora Karlsö
  • Norwegian: Stora Karlsö
  • Norwegian: Stora Karlsø
  • Polish: Stora Karlsö
  • Portuguese: Stora Karlsö
  • Romanian: Stora Karlsö
  • Russian: Стура-Карлсё
  • Spanish: Stora Karlso
  • Spanish: Stora Karlsö
  • Swedish: Stora Karlsö
  • Turkish: Stora Karlsö
  • Ukrainian: Стура Карлсе

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