Bengtskär
Sign in to savethumb|Bengtskär Lighthouse by night Bengtskär is a Finnish island southwest of Hanko, and part of the municipality of Kimitoön. This rocky island can be reached by ferry from the village of Kasnäs. The island has an area of about two hectares, and only a small part of it is covered with vegetation, the rest is a naked granite.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Bengtskär
- Islands.image_name
- Lighthouse Bengtskär.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- The Bengtskär Lighthouse is a popular tourist attraction
- Islands.location
- Gulf of Finland, Archipelago Sea
- Islands.archipelago
- Turku
- Islands.area_km2
- 0,02
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- Province
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Southwest Finland
- Islands.population
- 1
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- skerry
- Part of
- Turku Archipelago
- Country
- Finland
- Located in
- Hitis
- Area
- 0.10
- Body of water
- Gulf of Finland
- Image
- Bengtskär-2005-norr.jpg
- Width
- 0.16
- Length
- 0.25
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- Bengtskär lighthouse
- located in/on physical feature
- Archipelago Sea
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thumb|Bengtskär Lighthouse by night Bengtskär is a Finnish island southwest of Hanko, and part of the municipality of Kimitoön. This rocky island can be reached by ferry from the village of Kasnäs. The island has an area of about two hectares, and only a small part of it is covered with vegetation, the rest is a naked granite.
The Bengtskär Lighthouse on the skerry is the highest one in the Nordic countries, with a tower height of (). The lighthouse is owned by the Foundation of the University of Turku. Annually the island attracts over 13,000 tourists.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bengtskär” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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