Aurbacken
Aurbacken is an islet in Eksta, Gotland Municipality, Gotland County.Places of Interest
Highlights include Stora Karlsö and Stora Karlsö Lighthouse.
Stora Karlsö
Nature reserve
Stora Karlsö Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Helen Simonsson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stora Karlsö Lighthouse, is a Swedish lighthouse on Stora Karlsö island off Gotland in the Baltic Sea. It was built in 1887 and resulted in the first permanent settlement on the island in modern times.
Aurbacken
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Eksta, Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
57.29217° or 57° 17′ 32″ northLongitude
17.9689° or 17° 58′ 8″ eastOpen location code
9F9V7XR9+VHOpenStreetMap ID
way 197677206OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
12237927
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