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Archipelago

    Bothnian BaySweden

    65°29′N 22°26′E

    Luleå archipelago

    Part of Norrbotten archipelago

    The Luleå archipelago (Swedish: Luleå skärgård or Lule skärgård) is a group of Swedish islands in the north part of the Bay of Bothnia. They lie offshore from the city of Luleå and the mouth of the Lule River.

    Stranden vid Klubbviken, Luleå 2012
    Stranden vid Klubbviken, Luleå 2012

    Patrik Nylin / CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Overview

    The Luleå archipelago (Swedish: Luleå skärgård or Lule skärgård) is a group of Swedish islands in the north part of the Bay of Bothnia. They lie offshore from the city of Luleå and the mouth of the Lule River. 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.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands26
    • Minor islands142
    • Islets310
    • Rocks & skerries122

    Major islands

    26
    • Sandön

      Sandön

      Area
      25.7 km²
      High point
      51 m
    • Småskär

      Småskär

      Area
      2.4 km²
      High point
      16 m

      Småskär and Finnskär are two closely neighboring islands in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Luleå archipelago.

    • Bergön

      Area
      18.4 km²
      High point
      76 m

    • Germandön

      Area
      17.1 km²
      High point
      32 m

    • Hindersön

      Area
      14.7 km²
      High point
      36 m

      Hindersön is an island in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Luleå archipelago.

    • Junkön

      Area
      13.4 km²
      High point
      29 m

      Junkön is an island in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Luleå archipelago.

    • Stor-Brändön

      Area
      10.9 km²
      High point
      38 m

      Stor-Brändön is an island in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Luleå archipelago.

    • Lappön

      Area
      6.2 km²
      High point
      39 m

    • Långön

      Area
      6 km²
      High point
      35 m

      Långön is an island in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Luleå archipelago.

    • Mannön

      Area
      5.7 km²
      High point
      45 m

    • Sandgrönnorna

      Area
      5.3 km²
      High point
      7 m

    • Degerön

      Area
      4.3 km²
      High point
      30 m

    • Fjuksön

      Area
      4.2 km²
      High point
      28 m

    • Kallaxön

      Area
      3.6 km²
      High point
      35 m

    • Esterön

      Area
      3.6 km²
      High point
      25 m

    • Smålsön

      Area
      2.7 km²
      High point
      16 m

    • Mjoön

      Area
      2.6 km²
      High point
      21 m

    • Sigfridsön

      Area
      2.5 km²
      High point
      20 m

    • Stor-Furuön

      Area
      2.4 km²
      High point
      31 m

    • Norr-Äspen

      Area
      2.4 km²
      High point
      22 m

    • Kunoön

      Area
      2.3 km²
      High point
      44 m

    • Likskär

      Area
      2.2 km²
      High point
      19 m

    • Båtön

      Area
      2 km²
      High point
      23 m

    • Saxskäret

      Area
      1.9 km²
      High point
      20 m

    • Sör-Äspen

      Area
      1.8 km²
      High point
      18 m

    • Granön

      Area
      1.8 km²
      High point
      22 m

    Minor islands

    142

    • Halsön

      Area
      1.7 km²
      High point
      30 m

    • Bockön

      Area
      1.7 km²
      High point
      26 m

    • Antnäs-Börstskäret

      Area
      1.7 km²
      High point
      23 m

    • Uddskäret

      Area
      1.7 km²
      High point
      16 m

    • Degerö-Börstskäret

      Area
      1.6 km²
      High point
      27 m

    • Laxön

      Area
      1.5 km²
      High point
      19 m

    • Hamnön

      Area
      1.5 km²
      High point
      22 m

    • Kluntarna

      Area
      1.5 km²
      High point
      28 m

    • Långholmen

      Area
      1.3 km²
      High point
      17 m

    • Risön

      Area
      1.2 km²
      High point
      33 m

    • Bergön

      Area
      1 km²
      High point
      40 m

    • Sandskär

      Area
      0.87 km²
      High point
      17 m

    • Svartön

      Area
      0.79 km²
      High point
      32 m

    • Strapön

      Area
      0.77 km²
      High point
      32 m

    • Bastaskäret

      Area
      0.77 km²
      High point
      24 m

    • Rödkallen

      Area
      0.73 km²
      High point
      10 m

    • Nagelskäret

      Area
      0.72 km²
      High point
      16 m

    • Ytterstön

      Area
      0.7 km²
      High point
      28 m

    • Smulterskäret

      Area
      0.65 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Kälkholmen

      Area
      0.58 km²
      High point
      22 m

    • Finnskäret

      Area
      0.57 km²
      High point
      18 m

    • Mannöskäret

      Area
      0.55 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Skogsskäret

      Area
      0.5 km²
      High point
      21 m

    • Sikören

      Area
      0.5 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Gråsjälgrundet

      Area
      0.44 km²
      High point
      9 m

    • Sör-Tisterön

      Area
      0.43 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Ågrundet

      Area
      0.41 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Lill-Furuön

      Area
      0.41 km²
      High point
      26 m

    • Knivören

      Area
      0.4 km²
      High point
      16 m

    • Köpmanholmen

      Area
      0.4 km²
      High point
      17 m

    • Rövarn

      Area
      0.4 km²
      High point
      24 m

    • Norr-Tisterön

      Area
      0.35 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Tistersöarna

      Area
      0.33 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Båtharun

      Area
      0.33 km²
      High point
      26 m

    • Brändöskäret

      Area
      0.31 km²
      High point
      10 m

    • Stor-Risöholmen

      Area
      0.3 km²
      High point
      26 m

    • Granskäret

      Area
      0.28 km²
      High point
      16 m

    • Långören

      Area
      0.28 km²
      High point
      17 m

    • Stora Båtöklippan

      Area
      0.25 km²
      High point
      17 m

    • Ytterstholmen

      Area
      0.24 km²
      High point
      16 m

    • Orrskäret

      Area
      0.23 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Klubben

      Area
      0.22 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Laxögrundet

      Area
      0.22 km²
      High point
      11 m

    • Granholmen

      Area
      0.21 km²
      High point
      21 m

    • Stångholmen

      Area
      0.19 km²
      High point
      19 m

    • Lågören

      Area
      0.19 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Fjärdsgrundet

      Area
      0.19 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Vattungen

      Area
      0.19 km²
      High point
      12 m

    • Storgrundet

      Area
      0.17 km²
      High point
      3 m

    • Strömmingsören

      Area
      0.17 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Stor-Skränmåsören

      Area
      0.16 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Trutören

      Area
      0.16 km²
      High point
      11 m

    • Skutgrundet

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Sandskärsreften

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      7 m

    • Lill Långören

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      12 m

    • Klemensskäret

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      18 m

    • Stor-Kunoögrund

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Klasgrönnan

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      8 m

    • Klyvan

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      10 m

    • Långrevet

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Lövören

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      12 m

    • Mitti-Holsterören

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      17 m

    • Piltreven

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      9 m

    • Kåtaholmen

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      19 m

    • Alskäret

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Stor-Mannöhällan

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      8 m

    • Vallören

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      4 m

    • Lill-Hamnkäret

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Hamnöörarna

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Furuholmen

      Area
      0.1 km²
      High point
      25 m

    • Biskopsholmen

      Area
      0.1 km²
      High point
      25 m

    • Abborvikgrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Avasjögrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Bastaskäret

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Båtö-Fröskan

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Biskopsgrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Bjässhällan

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Björkön

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Börstskärbådan

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Brändören

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Degerö-Börstskär

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Enagrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Estersön

      Area
      —
      High point
      9 m

      size unknown

    • Fårön

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Germandösten

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Granholmen

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Granön

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Granön-Äggskär

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Gråsjälreven

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Hindersö-Fröskan

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Hovlössgrönnan

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Husören

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Innersthällen / Bredhällen

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Junköklippan

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Kilsgrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Klyvgrunden

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Kunoönhällan

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Lill Båtöklippan

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Lill Bullerskäret

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Lill Henriksgrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Lill Hindersöharun

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Lill Sikören

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Lill-Hamnskäret

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Lillbjörnen

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Mannövattungen

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Månshällorna

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Megrönnan

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Mörön

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Mössan

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Mulön

      Area
      —
      High point
      11 m

      size unknown

    • Norr-Tistersön

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Notvikgrunden

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Nygrönnhällan

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Östigrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Östregrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Råne-archipel

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Renholmen

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Rödbergsgrunden

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Rövaren

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Sandnäshällan

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Sandöbådan

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Sandskärhällan

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Sladagrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Sör-Tistersön

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Sörön

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Stångholmgrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Stor Båtönklippan

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Stor Bullerskäret

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Stor Hindersöharun

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Stor Långören

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Stor-Hamnskäret

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Stor-Kilholmen

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Storgrönnan

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Svartön

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Tärngrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Tjuvholmen

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Tomgrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Troppen

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Trutören

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Västangrunden

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Västifjärdgrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Yxören

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    Rocks & skerries

    122

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 168 of 600; the rest are on the chart.

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level20 m40 m60 m80 m76 mBergön51 mSandön45 mMannön44 mKunoön40 mBergön39 mLappön38 mStor-Brändön36 mHindersön35 mLångön35 mKallaxön33 mRisön32 mGermandön32 mSvartön32 mStrapön
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.1110100Sandön: 25.7 km²SandönBergön: 18.4 km²BergönGermandön: 17.1 km²GermandönHindersön: 14.7 km²HindersönJunkön: 13.4 km²JunkönStor-Brändön: 10.9 km²Stor-BrändönLappön: 6.2 km²LappönLångön: 6 km²LångönMannön: 5.7 km²MannönSandgrönnorna: 5.3 km²SandgrönnornaDegerön: 4.3 km²DegerönFjuksön: 4.2 km²FjuksönKallaxön: 3.6 km²KallaxönEsterön: 3.6 km²EsterönSmålsön: 2.7 km²SmålsönMjoön: 2.6 km²MjoönSigfridsön: 2.5 km²SigfridsönStor-Furuön: 2.4 km²Stor-FuruönNorr-Äspen: 2.4 km²Norr-ÄspenSmåskär: 2.4 km²SmåskärKunoön: 2.3 km²KunoönLikskär: 2.2 km²LikskärBåtön: 2 km²BåtönSaxskäret: 1.9 km²SaxskäretSör-Äspen: 1.8 km²Sör-ÄspenGranön: 1.8 km²GranönHalsön: 1.7 km²HalsönBockön: 1.7 km²BockönAntnäs-Börstskäret: 1.7 km²Antnäs-BörstskäretUddskäret: 1.7 km²UddskäretDegerö-Börstskäret: 1.6 km²Degerö-BörstskäretLaxön: 1.5 km²LaxönHamnön: 1.5 km²HamnönKluntarna: 1.5 km²KluntarnaLångholmen: 1.3 km²LångholmenRisön: 1.2 km²RisönBergön: 1 km²BergönSandskär: 0.87 km²SandskärSvartön: 0.79 km²SvartönStrapön: 0.77 km²Strapön
    km², log scale. 71 without a known area.
    Sandön25.7 km²
    Bergön18.4 km²
    Germandön17.1 km²
    Hindersön14.7 km²
    Junkön13.4 km²
    Stor-Brändön10.9 km²
    Lappön6.2 km²
    Långön6 km²
    Mannön5.7 km²
    Sandgrönnorna5.3 km²
    Degerön4.3 km²
    Fjuksön4.2 km²
    Kallaxön3.6 km²
    Esterön3.6 km²
    Smålsön2.7 km²
    Mjoön2.6 km²
    Sigfridsön2.5 km²
    Stor-Furuön2.4 km²
    Norr-Äspen2.4 km²
    Småskär2.4 km²
    Kunoön2.3 km²
    Likskär2.2 km²
    Båtön2 km²
    Saxskäret1.9 km²
    Sör-Äspen1.8 km²
    Granön1.8 km²
    Halsön1.7 km²
    Bockön1.7 km²
    Antnäs-Börstskäret1.7 km²
    Uddskäret1.7 km²
    Degerö-Börstskäret1.6 km²
    Laxön1.5 km²
    Hamnön1.5 km²
    Kluntarna1.5 km²
    Långholmen1.3 km²
    Risön1.2 km²
    Bergön1 km²
    Sandskär0.87 km²
    Svartön0.79 km²
    Strapön0.77 km²
    Bastaskäret0.77 km²
    Rödkallen0.73 km²
    Nagelskäret0.72 km²
    Ytterstön0.7 km²
    Smulterskäret0.65 km²
    Kälkholmen0.58 km²
    Finnskäret0.57 km²
    Mannöskäret0.55 km²
    Skogsskäret0.5 km²
    Sikören0.5 km²
    Gråsjälgrundet0.44 km²
    Sör-Tisterön0.43 km²
    Ågrundet0.41 km²
    Lill-Furuön0.41 km²
    Knivören0.4 km²
    Köpmanholmen0.4 km²
    Rövarn0.4 km²
    Norr-Tisterön0.35 km²
    Tistersöarna0.33 km²
    Båtharun0.33 km²
    Brändöskäret0.31 km²
    Stor-Risöholmen0.3 km²
    Granskäret0.28 km²
    Långören0.28 km²
    Stora Båtöklippan0.25 km²
    Ytterstholmen0.24 km²
    Orrskäret0.23 km²
    Klubben0.22 km²
    Laxögrundet0.22 km²
    Granholmen0.21 km²
    Stångholmen0.19 km²
    Lågören0.19 km²
    Fjärdsgrundet0.19 km²
    Vattungen0.19 km²
    Storgrundet0.17 km²
    Strömmingsören0.17 km²
    Stor-Skränmåsören0.16 km²
    Trutören0.16 km²
    Skutgrundet0.15 km²
    Sandskärsreften0.15 km²
    Lill Långören0.15 km²
    Klemensskäret0.15 km²
    Stor-Kunoögrund0.15 km²
    Klasgrönnan0.15 km²
    Klyvan0.15 km²
    Långrevet0.14 km²
    Lövören0.14 km²
    Mitti-Holsterören0.14 km²
    Piltreven0.13 km²
    Kåtaholmen0.13 km²
    Alskäret0.13 km²
    Stor-Mannöhällan0.12 km²
    Vallören0.12 km²
    Lill-Hamnkäret0.11 km²
    Hamnöörarna0.11 km²
    Furuholmen0.1 km²
    Biskopsholmen0.1 km²

    Groups within

    3

    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

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

    Photographs