Långeskär
Långeskär is an islet in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. Långeskär is situated nearby to the locality Valfisken, as well as near Brände Vedholmen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Sweden
- Also known as: “Langeskar”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dyngö.
Dyngö
Islet
Photo: Hagasessa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dyngö is a small island in the archipelago of Sweden's west coast, located in the province of Bohuslän, near the village Fjällbacka. Formerly a fishing community, the island now has few or no permanent inhabitants, hosting instead a number of summer residents. Dyngö is situated 3½ km southeast of Långeskär.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fjällbacka and Hamburgsund.
Fjällbacka
Village
Photo: F.A.E., CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fjällbacka is a locality situated in Tanum Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, with 859 inhabitants in 2010. It is located approximately 150 km from Gothenburg, 165 km from Oslo and 520 km from Stockholm, and is mostly known as a summer tourist resort. Fjällbacka is situated 6 km east of Långeskär.
Hamburgsund
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hamburgsund is a locality situated in Tanum Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 818 inhabitants in 2010. Hamburgsund is situated 7 km southeast of Långeskär.
Kämpersvik
Hamlet
Photo: Mgr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kämpersvik is a coastal smaller locality in Tanum Municipality, Bohuslän, Sweden. It has a population of 60 inhabitants and is located 5 kilometres south of the town of Grebbestad, to the west of the road leading to Fjällbacka. Kämpersvik is situated 8 km northeast of Långeskär.
Långeskär
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Västra Götaland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
58.60482° or 58° 36′ 17″ northLongitude
11.1738° or 11° 10′ 26″ eastElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
9FCHJ53F+WGOpenStreetMap ID
way 200827712OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
3329649Wikidata ID
Q32286030
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In Other Languages
“Långeskär” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Långeskär”
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