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    Kalix archipelago

    Part of Norrbotten archipelago

    The Kalix archipelago (Swedish: Kalix skärgård) is a group of 792 Swedish islands in the north part of the Bay of Bothnia. The largest island in the Kalix archipelago is Rånön. A few of the islands have small permanent populations, but most are used only for recreation in the summer months.

    Overview

    The Kalix archipelago (Swedish: Kalix skärgård) is a group of 792 Swedish islands in the north part of the Bay of Bothnia. The largest island in the Kalix archipelago is Rånön. A few of the islands have small permanent populations, but most are used only for recreation in the summer months. They are icebound during the winter.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands17
    • Minor islands111
    • Islets368
    • Rocks & skerries86

    Major islands

    17

    • Rånön

      Area
      25 km²
      High point
      78 m

      Rånön is an island in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Kalix archipelago.

    • Bergön

      Area
      18.4 km²
      High point
      76 m

      Bergön is an island in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Kalix archipelago. The north end of the island has facilities for recreational boating. The southern part, which is used for forestry, has been proposed as the site for a wind farm.

    • Getskär

      Area
      10 km²

      Getskär and Renskär are two islands in the north of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Kalix archipelago, that have become joined through uplift of the land due to post-glacial rebound and are now one.

    • Slätbådan

      Area
      7.8 km²
      High point
      16 m

    • Fälesön

      Area
      3.6 km²
      High point
      18 m

    • Hastaskäret

      Area
      2.5 km²
      High point
      16 m

    • Halsön

      Area
      2.3 km²
      High point
      20 m

      Halsön is an island in the north of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Kalix archipelago.

    • Bockön

      Area
      1.7 km²
      High point
      26 m

    • Båtön

      Area
      1.6 km²
      High point
      16 m

    • Långören

      Area
      1.6 km²
      High point
      16 m

    • Granön

      Area
      1.5 km²
      High point
      17 m

    • Granskäret

      Area
      1.5 km²
      High point
      16 m

    • Renskär

      Area
      1.3 km²
      High point
      23 m

    • Berghamn

      Area
      1.2 km²
      High point
      43 m

      Berghamn is an island in the north of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Kalix archipelago.

    • Stor-Fårön

      Area
      1.2 km²
      High point
      30 m

    • Repskäret

      Area
      1.2 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Bockön

      Area
      1.1 km²
      High point
      20 m

    Minor islands

    111

    • Lill-Fårön

      Area
      1 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Risön

      Area
      0.9 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Stora Huvön

      Area
      0.76 km²
      High point
      46 m

    • Hällskäret

      Area
      0.67 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Näverön

      Area
      0.66 km²
      High point
      39 m

    • Malören

      Area
      0.55 km²
      High point
      8 m

    • Granholmen

      Area
      0.52 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Ön

      Area
      0.49 km²
      High point
      22 m

    • Lägenön

      Area
      0.46 km²
      High point
      20 m

    • Långören

      Area
      0.46 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Åsenholmen

      Area
      0.44 km²
      High point
      22 m

    • Likskär

      Area
      0.4 km²
      High point
      12 m

    • Nordanskär

      Area
      0.39 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Fjuksholmen

      Area
      0.39 km²
      High point
      20 m

    • Kallskär

      Area
      0.37 km²
      High point
      17 m

    • Björkskäret

      Area
      0.37 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Mellanskäret

      Area
      0.37 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Granholmen

      Area
      0.3 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Långskäret

      Area
      0.3 km²
      High point
      19 m

    • Trutskär

      Area
      0.29 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Björn

      Area
      0.26 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Stora Sonaholmen

      Area
      0.25 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Bredskäret

      Area
      0.25 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Ytterstlandet

      Area
      0.25 km²
      High point
      7 m

    • Kattholmen

      Area
      0.25 km²
      High point
      19 m

    • Stora Trutskär

      Area
      0.22 km²
      High point
      12 m

    • Granholmen

      Area
      0.21 km²
      High point
      18 m

    • Granholmen

      Area
      0.21 km²
      High point
      21 m

    • Lilla Huvön

      Area
      0.21 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Västerskäret

      Area
      0.19 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Lilla Sonaholmen

      Area
      0.18 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Risholmen

      Area
      0.16 km²
      High point
      17 m

    • Hastastkärsgrundet

      Area
      0.16 km²
      High point
      11 m

    • Halsögrundet

      Area
      0.16 km²
      High point
      5 m

    • Vattungen

      Area
      0.16 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Skags-Furuholmen

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      22 m

    • Mitti-Holsterören

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      17 m

    • Lång-Lövgrundet

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      7 m

    • Dyrasholmen

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      17 m

    • Tunnskär

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Stenen

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      7 m

    • Grisselklubben

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      11 m

    • Kusen

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      3 m

    • Lillögrundet

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      9 m

    • Skötholmen

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      20 m

    • Vibbgrundet

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      8 m

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Unnamed island

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Ajaxarna

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Almansgrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Binnören

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Binnörgrynnan

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Björnholmsgrynnan

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Bodörsreven

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Bodskatagrynnan

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Börstskärsgrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Dagbrotten

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Djupvarpsgrynnan

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Enagrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Enholmen

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Erikören

      Area
      —
      High point
      1 m

      size unknown

    • Eriksören

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Fälesön-Lägenön

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Följet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Frevisören

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Gammalhusgrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Gräddmanshällorna

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Granön, Kalix

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Grisselholmen

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Hällhamskatagrynnorna

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Hällskäret

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Haragrunden

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Hastaskärsgrundet

      Area
      —
      High point
      10 m

      size unknown

    • Hönsunggrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Kallskäret

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Kallvikskäret

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Kattholmsgrynnorna

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Klingergundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Korsgrundet-Vattungen

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Kuggen

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Kungsörarna

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Långgrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Långören-Rossören

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Lill-Jakobgrund

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Lilla Huvön

      Area
      —
      High point
      8 m

      size unknown

    • Lilla Trutskär

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Lillfåröholmen

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Lutskärsgrynnan

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Malungsgrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Mellangrundsbotten

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Mellerstskäret

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Ornskäret

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Rågholmen

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Repskärsbådan

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Repskärssten

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Risön-Ångören

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Rönnören

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Skabbgrunden

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Skötholmen-Lövholmen

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Sonaholmsgrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Sören-Långören

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Stabbsandsgrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Stor Bergholmen

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Stor-Granholmen

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Stor-Jakobgrund

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Stora-Rågholmgrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Stridsgrynnan

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Ströstenarna

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Tappermann

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Trutgrynnan

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Trutskärsgrynnan

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    Rocks & skerries

    86

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 128 of 582; the rest are on the chart.

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level20 m40 m60 m80 m78 mRånön76 mBergön46 mStora Huvön43 mBerghamn39 mNäverön30 mStor-Fårön26 mBockön23 mRenskär22 mÖn22 mÅsenholmen22 mSkags-Furuholmen21 mGranholmen20 mHalsön20 mBockön
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.1110100Rånön: 25 km²RånönBergön: 18.4 km²BergönGetskär: 10 km²GetskärSlätbådan: 7.8 km²SlätbådanFälesön: 3.6 km²FälesönHastaskäret: 2.5 km²HastaskäretHalsön: 2.3 km²HalsönBockön: 1.7 km²BockönBåtön: 1.6 km²BåtönLångören: 1.6 km²LångörenGranön: 1.5 km²GranönGranskäret: 1.5 km²GranskäretRenskär: 1.3 km²RenskärBerghamn: 1.2 km²BerghamnStor-Fårön: 1.2 km²Stor-FårönRepskäret: 1.2 km²RepskäretBockön: 1.1 km²BockönLill-Fårön: 1 km²Lill-FårönRisön: 0.9 km²RisönStora Huvön: 0.76 km²Stora HuvönHällskäret: 0.67 km²HällskäretNäverön: 0.66 km²NäverönMalören: 0.55 km²MalörenGranholmen: 0.52 km²GranholmenÖn: 0.49 km²ÖnLägenön: 0.46 km²LägenönLångören: 0.46 km²LångörenÅsenholmen: 0.44 km²ÅsenholmenLikskär: 0.4 km²LikskärNordanskär: 0.39 km²NordanskärFjuksholmen: 0.39 km²FjuksholmenKallskär: 0.37 km²KallskärBjörkskäret: 0.37 km²BjörkskäretMellanskäret: 0.37 km²MellanskäretGranholmen: 0.3 km²GranholmenLångskäret: 0.3 km²LångskäretTrutskär: 0.29 km²TrutskärBjörn: 0.26 km²BjörnStora Sonaholmen: 0.25 km²Stora SonaholmenBredskäret: 0.25 km²Bredskäret
    km², log scale. 65 without a known area.
    Rånön25 km²
    Bergön18.4 km²
    Getskär10 km²
    Slätbådan7.8 km²
    Fälesön3.6 km²
    Hastaskäret2.5 km²
    Halsön2.3 km²
    Bockön1.7 km²
    Båtön1.6 km²
    Långören1.6 km²
    Granön1.5 km²
    Granskäret1.5 km²
    Renskär1.3 km²
    Berghamn1.2 km²
    Stor-Fårön1.2 km²
    Repskäret1.2 km²
    Bockön1.1 km²
    Lill-Fårön1 km²
    Risön0.9 km²
    Stora Huvön0.76 km²
    Hällskäret0.67 km²
    Näverön0.66 km²
    Malören0.55 km²
    Granholmen0.52 km²
    Ön0.49 km²
    Lägenön0.46 km²
    Långören0.46 km²
    Åsenholmen0.44 km²
    Likskär0.4 km²
    Nordanskär0.39 km²
    Fjuksholmen0.39 km²
    Kallskär0.37 km²
    Björkskäret0.37 km²
    Mellanskäret0.37 km²
    Granholmen0.3 km²
    Långskäret0.3 km²
    Trutskär0.29 km²
    Björn0.26 km²
    Stora Sonaholmen0.25 km²
    Bredskäret0.25 km²
    Ytterstlandet0.25 km²
    Kattholmen0.25 km²
    Stora Trutskär0.22 km²
    Granholmen0.21 km²
    Granholmen0.21 km²
    Lilla Huvön0.21 km²
    Västerskäret0.19 km²
    Lilla Sonaholmen0.18 km²
    Risholmen0.16 km²
    Hastastkärsgrundet0.16 km²
    Halsögrundet0.16 km²
    Vattungen0.16 km²
    Skags-Furuholmen0.14 km²
    Mitti-Holsterören0.14 km²
    Lång-Lövgrundet0.13 km²
    Dyrasholmen0.13 km²
    Tunnskär0.13 km²
    Stenen0.13 km²
    Grisselklubben0.12 km²
    Kusen0.12 km²
    Lillögrundet0.12 km²
    Skötholmen0.12 km²
    Vibbgrundet0.11 km²

    Groups within

    2

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia