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Kvarken Archipelago

The Kvarken Archipelago is an archipelago in the narrowest part of the Gulf of Bothnia, between Finland and Sweden. Along with the neighboring of Sweden, it has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Replot Church.

Church
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Kvarken Archipelago

Latitude
63.267° or 63° 16′ 1″ north
Longitude
21.3794° or 21° 22′ 46″ east
Open location code
9GM3798H+RQ
Wiki­data ID
Q13257169
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Satellite Map

Discover Kvarken Archipelago from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Kvarken Archipelago” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Arxipèlag de Kvarken”
  • Croatian: “Arhipelag Kvarken”
  • Croatian: “Kvarken, otočje”
  • Croatian: “Kvarken”
  • Dutch: “Kvarkenarchipel”
  • Finnish: “Merenkurkun saaristo”
  • French: “archipel de Kvarken”
  • French: “Archipel de Kvarken”
  • German: “Kvarken-Archipel”
  • Inari Sami: “Merâčudduu suolluuh”
  • Northern Sami: “Mearačoddaga suologuovlu”
  • Portuguese: “Arquipélago de Kvarken”
  • Portuguese: “Arquipélago Kvarken”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Arhipelag Kvarken”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Kvarken”
  • Skolt Sami: “Merenkurkku suâllõk”
  • Spanish: “Archipielago de Kvarken”
  • Spanish: “Archipiélago de Kvarken”
  • Swedish: “Kvarken”
  • Vietnamese: “Kvarken Archipelago”
  • Vietnamese: “Quần đảo Kvarken”

Localities in the Area

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Kvarken Archipelago”. Photo: Christine und Hagen Graf, CC BY 2.0.