Stockholm Archipelago

Stockholm Archipelago
Native name:
Stockholms skärgård
Map of the Stockholm Archipelago, covering the area from Arholma in the north to Landsort in the south
Stockholm Archipelago is located in Southern Sweden
Stockholm Archipelago
Stockholm Archipelago
Geography
LocationBaltic Sea
Coordinates59°23′16″N 18°44′09″E / 59.38778°N 18.73581°E / 59.38778; 18.73581
Total islands34,316
Major islandsDalarö, Finnhamn, Nässlingen, Grinda, Husarö, Ingarö, Ljusterö, Möja, Nämdö, Rödlöga, Tynningö, Utö, Svartsö, Värmdö
Administration
CountyStockholm County
Official nameSvenska Högarna-Nassa
Designated12 June 1989
Reference no.435[1]

The Stockholm Archipelago (Swedish: Stockholms skärgård) is the largest archipelago in Sweden, and the second-largest archipelago in the Baltic Sea (the largest being the Archipelago Sea across the Baltic in Finland). Part of the archipelago has been designated as a Ramsar site since 1989.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Svenska Högarna-Nassa". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 16 July 2019.