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Archipelago

    Bothnian BaySweden

    65°12′N 21°47′E

    Piteå archipelago

    Part of Norrbotten archipelago

    The Piteå archipelago (Swedish: Piteå skärgård or Pite skärgård) is a group of Swedish islands in the northern part of the Bay of Bothnia, at Piteå in the southeast of Norrbotten County. A few of the islands have small permanent populations, but most are used only for recreation in the summer months.

    Overview

    The Piteå archipelago (Swedish: Piteå skärgård or Pite skärgård) is a group of Swedish islands in the northern part of the Bay of Bothnia, at Piteå in the southeast of Norrbotten County. 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 islands12
    • Minor islands83
    • Islets158
    • Rocks & skerries48

    Major islands

    12

    • 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.

    • Vargön

      Area
      12.8 km²
      High point
      33 m

    • Trundön

      Area
      11.9 km²
      High point
      33 m

    • 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.

    • Mellerstön

      Area
      9.6 km²
      High point
      25 m

    • Bondön

      Area
      9.2 km²
      High point
      21 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.

    • Baggen

      Area
      4 km²
      High point
      27 m

      Baggen is an island in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Piteå archipelago.

    • Berkön

      Area
      3.9 km²
      High point
      34 m

    • Jävre Sandön

      Area
      3.3 km²
      High point
      20 m

      Jävre Sandön is a Swedish island belonging to the Piteå archipelago. The island is located off the coast of Jävrebodarna. Jävre Sandön means "island of sand at Jävre". The island has a coastline consisting of beaches. There are two footpaths over the island.

    • Jävreholmen

      Area
      2.7 km²
      High point
      28 m

    • Nörd-Fårön

      Area
      2.5 km²
      High point
      29 m

    Minor islands

    83

    • Långörarna

      Area
      1.6 km²
      High point
      19 m

    • Lill-Räbben

      Area
      1.6 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Fårön

      Area
      1.4 km²
      High point
      22 m

    • Sör-Fårön

      Area
      1.3 km²
      High point
      28 m

    • Stenskäret

      Area
      1.1 km²
      High point
      12 m

    • Pite-Rönnskär

      Area
      1.1 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Nörd-Mörön

      Area
      1.1 km²
      High point
      23 m

    • Stor-Räbben

      Area
      1 km²
      High point
      19 m

    • Hamnholmen

      Area
      0.73 km²
      High point
      20 m

    • Bergön

      Area
      0.62 km²
      High point
      22 m

    • Berkön

      Area
      0.62 km²
      High point
      25 m

    • Sikören

      Area
      0.5 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Lavholmen

      Area
      0.49 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Bergskäret

      Area
      0.48 km²
      High point
      16 m

    • Innerstholmen

      Area
      0.4 km²
      High point
      19 m

    • Bastaholmen

      Area
      0.31 km²
      High point
      19 m

    • Storgrundet

      Area
      0.3 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Hällen

      Area
      0.3 km²
      High point
      23 m

    • Yttre Mjoögrunden

      Area
      0.3 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Yttre Mörögrundet

      Area
      0.26 km²
      High point
      12 m

    • Kluntarna

      Area
      0.24 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Möröskäret

      Area
      0.24 km²
      High point
      17 m

    • Stor-Blåbärsholmen

      Area
      0.24 km²
      High point
      9 m

    • Stor-Sandskäret

      Area
      0.24 km²
      High point
      8 m

    • Göljeskäret

      Area
      0.23 km²
      High point
      17 m

    • Orrskäret

      Area
      0.23 km²
      High point
      14 m

    • Bergskärsgrundet

      Area
      0.22 km²
      High point
      10 m

    • Inre Mörögrundet

      Area
      0.16 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Skutgrundet

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      15 m

    • Stor-Leskäret

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      13 m

    • Yttre Degerstensgrundet

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      10 m

    • Klemensskäret

      Area
      0.15 km²
      High point
      18 m

    • Furuholmen

      Area
      0.14 km²
      High point
      20 m

    • Guldsmeden

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      16 m

    • Innersten

      Area
      0.13 km²
      High point
      4 m

    • Stora Svinören

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      19 m

    • Fjärdvättingen

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      18 m

    • Vallören

      Area
      0.12 km²
      High point
      4 m

    • Halsören

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      12 m

    • Inre Mjoögrunden

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      12 m

    • Döman

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      7 m

    • Malen

      Area
      0.11 km²
      High point
      12 m

    • Baljan

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Bondökallarna

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Bursfjärdgrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Fårön

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Fjuksören

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Fjuksörrevet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Görjeskäret

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Hällskäret

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Hans-Persagrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Innerstholmen-Bastaholmen

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Klemmeten

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Klingergrundsrevet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Klinten

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Lappskatagrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Lill Björn

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Lill Rönnskär

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Lill-Svinören

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Malkallen

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Medgrundsrevet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Mjoön

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Mörgrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Nötögrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Nötön

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Ol-Svensakallen

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Ol-Svensastenarna

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Pitholmen

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Rävagrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Renön

      Area
      —
      High point
      4 m

      size unknown

    • Renskär

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Renskärsrevet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Ringelrevet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Sandön

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Smågrunden

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Sör-Haraholmen

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Spaningsören

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Stor-Svinören

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Storstenen

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Storstengrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Storstenrevet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Vidvästern

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    • Vorrskärsgrundet

      Area
      —

      size unknown

    Rocks & skerries

    48

    On the chart above, at its closest zooms.

    Listing 95 of 301; the rest are on the chart.

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Sea level10 m20 m30 m40 m38 mStor-Brändön36 mHindersön35 mLångön34 mBerkön33 mVargön33 mTrundön29 mNörd-Fårön28 mJävreholmen28 mSör-Fårön27 mBaggen25 mMellerstön25 mBerkön23 mNörd-Mörön23 mHällen
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.1110100Hindersön: 14.7 km²HindersönVargön: 12.8 km²VargönTrundön: 11.9 km²TrundönStor-Brändön: 10.9 km²Stor-BrändönMellerstön: 9.6 km²MellerstönBondön: 9.2 km²BondönLångön: 6 km²LångönBaggen: 4 km²BaggenBerkön: 3.9 km²BerkönJävre Sandön: 3.3 km²Jävre SandönJävreholmen: 2.7 km²JävreholmenNörd-Fårön: 2.5 km²Nörd-FårönLångörarna: 1.6 km²LångörarnaLill-Räbben: 1.6 km²Lill-RäbbenFårön: 1.4 km²FårönSör-Fårön: 1.3 km²Sör-FårönStenskäret: 1.1 km²StenskäretPite-Rönnskär: 1.1 km²Pite-RönnskärNörd-Mörön: 1.1 km²Nörd-MörönStor-Räbben: 1 km²Stor-RäbbenHamnholmen: 0.73 km²HamnholmenBergön: 0.62 km²BergönBerkön: 0.62 km²BerkönSikören: 0.5 km²SikörenLavholmen: 0.49 km²LavholmenBergskäret: 0.48 km²BergskäretInnerstholmen: 0.4 km²InnerstholmenBastaholmen: 0.31 km²BastaholmenStorgrundet: 0.3 km²StorgrundetHällen: 0.3 km²HällenYttre Mjoögrunden: 0.3 km²Yttre MjoögrundenYttre Mörögrundet: 0.26 km²Yttre MörögrundetKluntarna: 0.24 km²KluntarnaMöröskäret: 0.24 km²MöröskäretStor-Blåbärsholmen: 0.24 km²Stor-BlåbärsholmenStor-Sandskäret: 0.24 km²Stor-SandskäretGöljeskäret: 0.23 km²GöljeskäretOrrskäret: 0.23 km²OrrskäretBergskärsgrundet: 0.22 km²BergskärsgrundetInre Mörögrundet: 0.16 km²Inre Mörögrundet
    km², log scale. 41 without a known area.
    Hindersön14.7 km²
    Vargön12.8 km²
    Trundön11.9 km²
    Stor-Brändön10.9 km²
    Mellerstön9.6 km²
    Bondön9.2 km²
    Långön6 km²
    Baggen4 km²
    Berkön3.9 km²
    Jävre Sandön3.3 km²
    Jävreholmen2.7 km²
    Nörd-Fårön2.5 km²
    Långörarna1.6 km²
    Lill-Räbben1.6 km²
    Fårön1.4 km²
    Sör-Fårön1.3 km²
    Stenskäret1.1 km²
    Pite-Rönnskär1.1 km²
    Nörd-Mörön1.1 km²
    Stor-Räbben1 km²
    Hamnholmen0.73 km²
    Bergön0.62 km²
    Berkön0.62 km²
    Sikören0.5 km²
    Lavholmen0.49 km²
    Bergskäret0.48 km²
    Innerstholmen0.4 km²
    Bastaholmen0.31 km²
    Storgrundet0.3 km²
    Hällen0.3 km²
    Yttre Mjoögrunden0.3 km²
    Yttre Mörögrundet0.26 km²
    Kluntarna0.24 km²
    Möröskäret0.24 km²
    Stor-Blåbärsholmen0.24 km²
    Stor-Sandskäret0.24 km²
    Göljeskäret0.23 km²
    Orrskäret0.23 km²
    Bergskärsgrundet0.22 km²
    Inre Mörögrundet0.16 km²
    Skutgrundet0.15 km²
    Stor-Leskäret0.15 km²
    Yttre Degerstensgrundet0.15 km²
    Klemensskäret0.15 km²
    Furuholmen0.14 km²
    Guldsmeden0.13 km²
    Innersten0.13 km²
    Stora Svinören0.12 km²
    Fjärdvättingen0.12 km²
    Vallören0.12 km²
    Halsören0.11 km²
    Inre Mjoögrunden0.11 km²
    Döman0.11 km²
    Malen0.11 km²

    Overlapping groups

    Sources

    Facts

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