Stora Karlsö
Stora Karlsö is a small Swedish island in the Baltic Sea, situated about 6 km west of the island of Gotland and part of Eksta socken.Places of Interest
Highlights include Karlsöarna and Stora Karlsö Lighthouse.
Karlsöarna
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.
Stora Karlsö
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Fågelholmarna”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Eksta, Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.2856° or 57° 17′ 8″ northLongitude
17.973° or 17° 58′ 23″ eastOpen location code
9F9V7XPF+76OpenStreetMap ID
way 4552154OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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