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Baltic Sea Seven Islands |
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Bornholm (Denmark) Gotland (Sweden) Hiiumaa (Estonia) Rügen (Germany) Saaremaa (Estonia) Åland (Åland/Finland) Öland (Sweden)
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 Bornholm | ||
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| About 45,000 people live on Bornholm's 587 km². They are fortunate to live in an compact area encompassing all forms of Scandinavian nature, from cliff formations, relatively large forested regions to mile-long sandy beaches with sanddunes ... (Click here for more reading) | ||
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| Gotland | ||
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| The first Stone Age settlers came to Gotland about 7 000 years ago, and many traces of their dwelling-places can still be seen. From the Bronze Age there are an abundance of large stone cairns and stone ship graves. During the Viking era the merchants and wealthy farmers of Gotland were active participants in the midst of world trade for 500 years. Vast treasures were accumulated on the island. (Click here for more reading) | ||
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| Hiiumaa | ||
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| Located In the eastern part of the Baltic Sea, the island of Hiiumaa and a number of small islets cover an area of about 1 000 square km. Hiiumaa is the second largest island in Estonia, separated from the mainland by a 22 km wide strait. It has a low elevation; its highest point being only 68 m above sea level. (Click here for more reading) | ||
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| Rügen | ||
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| With an area of 974 square km (including the island Hidden-see) Rügen is Germany's largest island and has at present 80 000 inhabitants. The island is linked to the mainland by a bridge called Rügendamm (2,5 km). The 80 million year old chalk massif of the island's bedrock rises to a height of 161 m at the Jasmund peninsula.(Click here for more reading) | ||
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| Saaremaa | ||
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| Saaremaa - literally Land of Islands - is the second biggest island in the Baltic Sea with an area of 2 668 square km. At the same time Saaremaa is the biggest island of the Republic of Estonia and situated close to the western coast of the mainland of Estonia. The nearest point on the mainland is the harbour of Virtsu, 8 km away. (Click here for more reading) | ||
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| Åland | ||
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| Åland is a group of islands with an extensive archipelago situated between Finland and Sweden. The region consists of thousands of islands and rocky islets of which more than 6 500 are named and 65 inhabited. The population totalled 25 202 persons in the beginning of 1996. Åland covers an land area of 1 527 km², but including water area the territory amounts to 6 784 km². (Click here for more reading) | ||
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| Öland | ||
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| Öland is Sweden's second largest island, 1 342 km² and has about 25 000 inhabitants. Since 1980 the population of Öland has increased by about 2 000 (8%). This relatively large population growth is largely due to the fact that the central parts of Öland have become attractive residential areas for large numbers of mainland commuters since the construction of the Öland bridge. (Click here for more reading) | ||
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