Signilskär
60°12′N 19°20′E
Signilskär is one of the westernmost islands in Finland, being part of the archipelago of Åland in the Gulf of Bothnia. The island, along with Katajaluoto, Hamnskär, and North and South Västerskär, makes up part of the municipality of Hammarland. Beyond Signilskär is Märket, the westernmost point of Finland.
Terrain
60°12′N 19°20′E
Overview
Signilskär is one of the westernmost islands in Finland, being part of the archipelago of Åland in the Gulf of Bothnia. The island, along with Katajaluoto, Hamnskär, and North and South Västerskär, makes up part of the municipality of Hammarland. Beyond Signilskär is Märket, the westernmost point of Finland.
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Nearest islands
- Fasta Åland44 km
- Lemland48 km
- Lumparland51 km
- Hummersölandet62 km
- Degerö63 km
- Kyrklandet64 km
Also in Åland
Fasta Åland
693 km²▲ 129 m
Major islands
Lemland
92.8 km²▲ 57 m
Major islands
Lumparland
33.9 km²▲ 62 m
Minor islands
Östersocknen
23.3 km²▲ 31 m
Minor islands
Hummersölandet
17.4 km²▲ 29 m
Minor islands
Degerö
14.2 km²▲ 39 m
Minor islands
Sonnbodalandet
12.7 km²▲ 26 m
Minor islands
Kyrklandet
6.9 km²▲ 27 m
Minor islands
Photographs
"A soldier's hut on Signilskär-Enskär" Picture by Liutenant Allan Gustafsson
"The barracks building is actually named "Sing-Sing" and is, of course, placed on Signilskär." Picture by Liutenant Allan Gustafsson
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- A Finnish soldier's hut on Signilskär-Enskär, Åland, April 1944. SA-kuva / Public domain
- Signilskär sett från färjan. Erik Wannee / CC BY-SA 4.0
- The barracks building "Sing-Sing" on Signilskär photographed in April 1944. SA-kuva is a photograph archive site storing solely photographs from the 20th-century wartimes in Finland. As the last w / Public domain