Stenskär
Stenskär is an island in Pargas, Åboland-Turunmaa, Finland Proper. Stenskär is situated nearby to the locality Svartbådarna.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Finland Proper, Finland
- Also known as: “Stenskaer”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Utö Lighthouse.
Utö Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Utö Lighthouse is located on the island of Utö, in Pargas municipality, Finland. The 24-metre-high tower is situated on the island's summit. After the original round lighthouse was destroyed during the Russo-Swedish Wars of 1808-09, the present structure was constructed in 1814, with the present lens installed in 1906.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Utö.
Utö
Photo: Olimar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Utö is an island far out in the Archipelago Sea, with its lighthouse welcoming ships arriving to south-western Finland from the Baltic Sea. It lacks wood or farmland, the village ducking into the little shelter given by the rocks.
Stenskär
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Pargas, Åboland-Turunmaa, Archipelago Sea, Finland Proper, West Coast, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.78753° or 59° 47′ 15″ northLongitude
21.38619° or 21° 23′ 10″ eastElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
9GF3Q9QP+2FOpenStreetMap ID
way 560414656OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
10073172Wikidata ID
Q24479448
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Stenskär” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Stenskär”
- Finnish: “Stenskär”
- Swedish: “Stenskär”
- Turkish: “Stenskär”
- “Stenskär”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Svartbådarna and Estrevlarna.
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