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Huvudskär

Huvudskär is a archipelago, consisting of about 200 rocks and islands, and a lighthouse. It is located in the Baltic Sea, in the southern part of the Stockholm archipelago.
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: group of islands in the Stockholm archipelago
  • Also known as: “Huvudscär”, “Huvudskar”, and “Huvudskärs Skärgård”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Huvudskär lighthouse.

Lighthouse
Photo: Sniper Zeta, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Huvudskär

Latitude
58.96224° or 58° 57′ 44″ north
Longitude
18.57026° or 18° 34′ 13″ east
Open location code
9FCWXH6C+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 103226471
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2704089
Wiki­data ID
Q5951207
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Huvudskär” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Huvudskär”
  • Chinese: “头礁”
  • Chinese: “頭礁”
  • Danish: “Huvudskär”
  • Dutch: “Huvudskär”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هوفودسكار”
  • Finnish: “Huvudskär”
  • French: “Huvudskär”
  • German: “Huvudskär”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Huvudskär”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Huvudskär”
  • Polish: “Huvudskär”
  • Portuguese: “Huvudskär”
  • Romanian: “Huvudskär”
  • Spanish: “Huvudskär”
  • Swedish: “Huvudskär”

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