Gotska Sandön
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Key facts
- Location
- Gotland County , Sweden
- Nearest city
- Fårösund , Gotland Municipality
- Area
- 44.9 km (17.3 sq mi)
- Established
- 1909, extended in 1963 and 1988
- Governing body
- Naturvårdsverket
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Country
- Sweden
- Located in
- Gotland
- Population
- 0
- Area
- 36.38
- Official website
- www.sverigesnationalparker.se/park/gotska-sandons-nationalpark
- Image
- GotskaSandon NorthSide.jpg
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- Commons category
- Gotska Sandön
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- Gotska Sandön
- different from
- Gotska Sandön National Park
- located in protected area
- Gotska Sandön National Park
- described at URL
- www.filmarkivet.se/movies/svensk-utpost
- significant place
- Fårösund
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Encyclopedic overview
Gotska Sandön (literally translated as "The Gotlandic Sand Island") is an uninhabited Swedish island north of Gotland in the Baltic Sea. It has been a national park since 1909.
Geography
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