Storsandören

Storsandören is an islet in Jakobstad, Ostrobothnia. Storsandören is situated nearby to the islet Beckgrundet, as well as near Engmansgrundet.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alholmens Kraft Power Station and Jakobstad City Hall.

Alholmens Kraft Power Station

Power station

Photo: A333, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Alholmens Kraft Power Station is a biomass power station in Alholmen, Jakobstad in Ostrobothnia region, Finland. It is the largest biomass cogeneration power station in the world. Alholmens Kraft Power Station is situated 1¼ km east of Storsandören.

Jakobstad City Hall

Town hall

Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jakobstad City Hall is a historic building in the city of Jakobstad, Finland. It was completed in 1875. The current look of the building dates from 1890. Jakobstad City Hall is situated 3½ km southeast of Storsandören.

Jakobstad Church

Church

Photo: Asbjørn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jakobstad Church is a Lutheran church in the city of Jakobstad, Finland. It was constructed in 1731 by Johan Knubb. The church has been built on the same place, where the first church in Jakobstad was located before it was burned down by Russians in 1714. Jakobstad Church is situated 3 km southeast of Storsandören.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Larsmo.

Larsmo

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Larsmo is a municipality in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Larsmo is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Larsmo is approximately 6,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 51,000.

Storsandören

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Jakobstad, Jakobstadsregionen, Ostrobothnia, West Coast, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

63.7013° or 63° 42′ 5″ north

Longitude

22.67633° or 22° 40′ 35″ east

Open location code

9GM4PM2G+GG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 367482899

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Swedish—“Storsandören” goes by many names.

Finnish: “Iso Hietasaari”
Swedish: “Storsandören”

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