Stora Bornö
Stora Bornö is an island in Gullmarn fjord, belonging to the Lysekil Municipality. Stora Bornö is about 4 km long from north to south and is largely covered with pine forests.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: nature reserve in Västra Götaland, Sweden
- Also known as: “Stora Borno”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bornö Marine Research Station and Holma.
Bornö Marine Research Station
University building
Bornö Marine Research Station, owned by the Bornö Institute for Ocean and Climate Studies, is located at Holma on the island Stora Bornö in Gullmarsfjorden, about 100 km north of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Holma
Farm
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Holma is a seat farm in Brastad socken, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden, by the shore of Gullmarn fjord. It was established in the 15th century. Since then, a number of Danish, Norwegian and Swedish noble families, depending on which country Bohuslän belonged to at the time, have resided at Holma.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brastad and Torreby.
Brastad
Village
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Brastad is a locality situated in Lysekil Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 1,846 inhabitants in 2010. Brastad is situated 6 km west of Stora Bornö.
Torreby
Village
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Torreby is a locality situated in Munkedal Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 215 inhabitants in 2010. Torreby is situated 7 km north of Stora Bornö.
Lanesund och Överby
Village
Lanesund och Överby is a locality situated in Uddevalla Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 347 inhabitants in 2010. Lanesund och Överby is situated 9 km southeast of Stora Bornö.
Stora Bornö
- Categories: nature reserve and landform
- Location: Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Stora Bornö” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Stora Bornö”
- Danish: “Stora Bornö”
- Dutch: “Stora Bornö”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ستورا بورنو”
- Finnish: “Stora Bornö”
- French: “Stora Bornö”
- German: “Stora Bornö”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Stora Bornö”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Stora Bornö”
- Norwegian: “Stora Bornö”
- Norwegian: “Stora Bornø”
- Polish: “Stora Bornö”
- Portuguese: “Stora Bornö”
- Romanian: “Stora Bornö”
- Spanish: “Stora Bornö”
- Swedish: “Stora Bornö”
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