Stockholm archipelago ( Swede. Stockholms skärgård ) is the largest archipelago in Sweden and one of the largest in the Baltic Sea .
| Stockholm archipelago | |
|---|---|
| Swede. Stockholms skärgård | |
 One of the outer islands of the archipelago | |
| Specifications | |
| Number of islands | about 24,000 |
| Largest island | Vermdo |
| total area | 530 km² |
| Population | 14 212 people (2005) |
| Population density | 26.82 people / km² |
| Location | |
| Water area | Baltic Sea |
| A country |
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| Linen | Stockholm |
Geography
The archipelago stretches 60 km east of Stockholm . From south to north, the archipelago stretched along the coasts of the provinces of Södermanland and Uppland . The southernmost island of the Ey archipelago, the north is Veddё . From the east, the islands are separated from the Åland Islands by the South Quarken Strait. In total, the archipelago has about 24,000 islands, islets and cliffs, the largest of which are Vermde , Grinda , Ingaryo , Iso , Möya , Nemde , Rödlög , Svartsø , Tünniigö , Utyo , Finnhamn , Husaryo and Usterö .
The largest cities of the archipelago, in addition to part of Stockholm , are Gustavberg and Baxholm . The village of Ytterby , located on the island of Resaro , is famous for the fact that four chemical elements are immediately named after it ( erbium , terbium , ytterbium , yttrium ).
All shipping lines from the Baltic to Stockholm pass through the archipelago. There are three main passages for deep-sea vessels - Landsort, Sandhamn and Soderarm.
History
The landscape of the islands during the Vikings was completely different, since then it has changed a lot and continues to change today thanks to the annual increase of land by 5 mm. In 1719, the population of the archipelago was about 2900 people - mostly fishermen. Today, the archipelago is a popular holiday destination, mainly among residents of Stockholm. To preserve the unique nature and culture of the islands, the Stockholm Archipelago Foundation was established, which owns approximately 15% of its territory.
Culture
Many poets and writers who visited the archipelago were fascinated by the beauty of its nature and dedicated their work to it. Among them were August Strindberg , Toure Nerman , Roland Svensson , Ernst Didring and Alistair Crowley .
Among summer sports, rowing is the most popular, among winter sports - speed skating .
Links
- Stockholm archipelago (Inaccessible link - history ) .
- Archipelago video (eng.) (Link not available) . Date of treatment May 21, 2008. Archived June 4, 2008.
- Stockholm Archipelago Foundation