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Stockholm archipelago

The Stockholm Archipelago is the biggest archipelago

Archipelago

An archipelago is a chain or cluster of islands that are formed tectonically. The word archipelago literally means "chief sea", from Italian language arcipelago , derived ultimately from Greek language arkhon and pelagos ....
of Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
, and one of the biggest archipelagos of the Baltic sea

Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is a brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53?N to 66?N latitude and from 20?E to 26?E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Denmark islands....
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archipelago extends from Stockholm

Stockholm

is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish Government of Sweden, the Parliament of Sweden, and the official residence of the Swedish Monarchy of Sweden....
roughly 60 kilometers to the east. In a north-south direction, it mainly follows the coastline of the provinces Södermanland

Södermanland

, sometimes referred to under its Latin form Sudermannia or Sudermania, is a Provinces of Sweden or landskap on the south eastern coast of Sweden....
and Uppland

Uppland

Uppland is a historical Provinces of Sweden or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital. It borders S?dermanland, V?stmanland and G?strikland....
, reaching roughly from Öja island, south of Nynäshamn

Nynäshamn

Nyn?shamn is a urban areas of Sweden in S?dermanland, Sweden and the seat of Nyn?shamn Municipality, Stockholm County.The town was founded in the early 20th century as a port about 60 km south of Stockholm....
to Väddö

Väddö

V?dd? is an island in the Baltic Sea in Roslagen district, Sweden. It is situated in Norrt?lje Municipality . Along with Bj?rk? in Lake M?laren it is considered the seventh largest island of Sweden....
north of Norrtälje

Norrtälje

Norrt?lje is a Urban areas in Sweden in the Sweden traditional provinces of Sweden of Uppland and the seat of Norrt?lje Municipality, Stockholm County....
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The Stockholm Archipelago is the biggest archipelago

Archipelago

Sweden

Baltic Sea

Geography

The archipelago extends from Stockholm

Stockholm

Södermanland

, sometimes referred to under its Latin form Sudermannia or Sudermania, is a Provinces of Sweden or landskap on the south eastern coast of Sweden....
and Uppland

Uppland

Nynäshamn

Väddö

Norrtälje

Norrt?lje is a Urban areas in Sweden in the Sweden traditional provinces of Sweden of Uppland and the seat of Norrt?lje Municipality, Stockholm County....
. It is separated from Åland

Åland

The ?land Islands form an archipelago in the Baltic Sea. It is situated at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia and forms an Federacy, Demilitarized zone, Monoglottism Swedish language Provinces of Finland, Regions of Finland and historical provinces of Finland of Finland....
by a stretch of water named South Kvarken

South Kvarken

South kvarken is the narrowest stretch of sea between Finland ?land and Sweden, forming a strait connecting the Sea of ?land and the Bothnian Sea of approximately 30 km across....
. A separate group of islands lies further north, near the town of Öregrund

Öregrund

?regrund is a urban areas of Sweden in ?sthammar Municipality, Uppsala County in eastern Sweden. It is situated in Uppland, by the coast of the Baltic Sea....
. There are approximately 24,000 island

Island

An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets....
s and islet

Islet

File:Mokolea Rock 2.jpgAn islet is a small island....
s. Some of its more well known islands are Dalarö

Dalarö

Dalar? is a village south-east of Stockholm, Sweden. It belongs to Haninge Municipality and has 1,015 inhabitants . It is part of Metropolitan Stockholm and serves as a recreational summer spot for Stockholmers....
, Finnhamn

Finnhamn

Finnhamn is a group of islands in the Stockholm archipelago. It is in ?ster?ker Municipality and lies to the east of Ingmars? and to the west of Husar?....
, Grinda, Husarö

Husarö

Husar? is an island in the Stockholm archipelago, northeast of Stockholm and south of Norrt?lje. There are scheduled ferry services to the island and the journey takes around two and a half hours from the centre of Stockholm....
, Ingarö

Ingarö

Ingar? is an island in V?rmd? municipality, Stockholm County. It has an area of 63 km2. The chief settlement is called Brunn....
, Isö, Ljusterö

Ljusterö

Ljuster? is an island in Sweden.It is in the northern part of the Stockholm archipelago in ?ster?ker Municipality, Stockholm County. It is approximately 65 kilometers north of central Stockholm....
, Möja

Möja

M?ja is an island in the Stockholm archipelago in Sweden. M?ja is one of the most popular islands in the archipelago for travellers and boaters, and is also significant in size....
, Nämdö, Rödlöga

Rödlöga

R?dl?ga is a gathering of islets outside in the Stockholm archipelago. The main island has been permanently inhabited since the 1700's into the 1970's when it last permanent resident, George Nordstr?m, died....
, Tynningö

Tynningö

Tynning? is an island in the Stockholm Archipelago. It is located close to Vaxholm....
, Utö

Utö, Sweden

Ut? is a small island in the East of Stockholm archipelago, famous for its nature. Ut? has the oldest iron-ore mines in Sweden.A famous landmark of Ut? is its windmill, which is over 200 years old, and from which there is a good view of Mysingefj?rden....
, Svartsö

Svartsö

Svarts? is an island located in the Stockholm archipelago in Sweden. The island is a popular destination for visitors mainly during the summer season....
and Värmdö

Värmdön

V?rmd? is an island in the innermost region of the Stockholm archipelago and covers an area of 180 km?, making it the largest island in the archipelago....
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The biggest towns of the archipelago, apart from Stockholm

Stockholm

Vaxholm

Vaxholm is a urban areas of Sweden in the Stockholm archipelago in central Sweden. It has 4,887 inhabitants and is the seat of Vaxholm Municipality....
. The village of Ytterby

Ytterby

Ytterby is a village on the Swedish island of Resar?, in Vaxholm Municipality in the Stockholm archipelago.Lending its name to a famous quarry where many rare earth minerals have been discovered, the small village has been the inspiration for naming four of the chemical elements: yttrium , ytterbium , terbium and erbium ....
, famous among chemists for naming no fewer than four chemical element

Chemical element

A chemical element is a type of atom that is distinguished by its atomic number; that is, by the number of protons in its atomic nucleus. The term is also used to refer to a pure chemical Chemical substance composed of atoms with the same number of protons....
s (erbium

Erbium

Erbium is a chemical element with the symbol Er and atomic number 68. A rare, silvery, white metallic lanthanide, erbium is solid in its normal state....
, terbium

Terbium

Terbium is a chemical element with the symbol Tb and atomic number 65....
, ytterbium

Ytterbium

Ytterbium is a chemical element with the symbol Yb and atomic number 70. A soft silvery metallic element, ytterbium is a Rare earth element of the lanthanide series and is found in the minerals gadolinite, monazite, and xenotime....
and yttrium

Yttrium

Yttrium is a chemical element with symbol Y and atomic number 39. It is a silvery-metallic transition metal chemically similar to the lanthanoids and has historically been classified as a rare earth element....
), is situated on Resarö in the Stockholm Archipelago.

The shipping routes from the Baltic to Stockholm pass through the archipelago. There are three main entrances suitable for deep-draught craft, namely, those near Landsort

Landsort

Landsort, is a Sweden village and a lighthouse on the island of ?ja. The tower was built in 1689 with an upper conical iron section added in 1870....
, Sandhamn

Sandhamn

Sandhamn is a small settlement in the central-peripheral part of the Stockholm Archipelago in central-eastern Sweden, approximately 50 km east of Stockholm....
, and Söderarm.

Cruising between the small islands through the Stockholm Archipelago to either Åland or Helsinki in Finland is an experience. Weather allowing, the experience can be enhanced by enjoying a spectacular sunset from the deck that during summer months lasts until 10:30 - 11:00 o’clock at night.

History

The landscape has been shaped – and is still being shaped – by land elevation. It wasn't until the Viking Age

Viking Age

Viking Age is the term for the period in European history, especially Northern European and Scandinavian history, spanning the eighth to eleventh centuries....
that the archipelago began to assume its present day contours. The islands rise by about five millimeters each year. In 1719 the archipelago had an estimated population of 2,900, consisting mostly of fishermen

Fisherman

A fisherman or fisher is someone who gathers shellfish, or captures fish and other animals from a body of water. Worldwide, there are about 38 million Commercial fishing and Artisan fishing fishermen and fish farmers....
. Today the archipelago is a popular holiday destination with some 50,000 holiday cottages (owned mainly by Stockholmers). The Stockholm Archipelago Foundation, dedicated to the preservation of the nature and culture of the archipelago, owns some 15 % of its total area.

Culture

Many poets, authors and artists have been influenced and fascinated by the Stockholm Archipelago. Among them are August Strindberg, Ture Nerman

Ture Nerman

Ture "Ten Head" Nerman was a Sweden socialist. As a journalist and author, he was a well-known political activists in his time. He also wrote poems and songs....
, Roland Svensson

Roland Svensson

Roland Svensson , was a Swedish people Painting, writer, black-and-white artist, illustrator of books and originals for stamps.He sought his motives among the islets and skerries around the summer cottage at M?ja in the Stockholm archipelago depicting and describing the seasonal changes with deep and vivid animation....
, Ernst Didring

Ernst Didring

Ernst Didring was an early 20th century author who wrote mainly of life in his home country of Sweden ....
and Aleister Crowley

Aleister Crowley

Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley , , was a United Kingdom occultist, writer, mountaineering, poet, and yogi. He was an influential member of several occult organizations, including the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, the A?A?, and Ordo Templi Orientis , and is best known today for his Works of Aleister Crowley, especi...
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Boating is an extremely popular activity with the sailing race Ornö

Ornö

Orn? is the largest island in the southern half of the Stockholm, Sweden archipelago, situated just north of the island of Ut?, Sweden. It belongs to the municipality of Haninge....
runt (or Around the island of Ornö) being the largest in the archipelago. This annual race has taken place 35 years in a row beginning in 1973. It is open to anyone with a sailingboat but requires registration. There are different entry classes, with the family class being the least competitive. Tyresö boatclub arranges this event.

In the winter skaters

Tour skating

Tour skating is a recreational form of long distance ice skating on natural ice.The Nordic style of Tour skating is often called Nordic Skating, trip skating or wild skating....
make excursions over the ice.

Stockholm archipelago

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