Gotska Sandön

Gotska Sandön National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
The eastern coast, as seen from the lighthouse.
Location	Gotland County, Sweden
Nearest city	Fårösund, Gotland Municipality
Coordinates	58°22′N 19°15′E
Area	44.9 km2 (17.3 sq mi), of which 8.42 km2 (3.25 sq mi) are water.
Established	1909, extended in 1963 and 1988
Governing body	Naturvårdsverket

Gotska Sandön

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Location of Gotska Sandön in Sweden

Gotska Sandön is a Swedish island in the Baltic Sea. It is located cirka 38 kilometres north of Fårö. The island is approximately 9 kilometres long and 6 kilometres wide. Its area is approximately 36 km².

The island mostly Gotska consists of sand. Its nature is dominated by beaches, dunes, and pine forests. In 1909, the island became one of the National parks of Sweden. In the summertime,regular boat tours are moving between the island and Fårö as well as nd Nynäshamn.

Gallery

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  The Schipka Pass is a handmade pass through the sand dunes
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  The eastern coast seen from the lighthouse
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  The north-eastern coast early in the morning

Other websites

Media related to Gotska Sandön at Wikimedia Commons

• Gotska Sandön National Park Archived 2011-03-25 at the Wayback Machine from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
• Gotska Sandön (in Swedish)
• Birds on Gotska Sandön Archived 2008-01-11 at the Wayback Machine