Korkeasaari
Sign in to saveKorkeasaari () is an island in Helsinki. The literal meaning of Korkeasaari is "Tall Island/Islet". It is part of the Mustikkamaa–Korkeasaari district. Korkeasaari Zoo is located on the island and named after it.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Korkeasaari
- Islands.image_name
- Korkeasaari island in Helsinki, Finland.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- Korkeasaari island as seen from the ferry.
- Islands.location
- Helsinki, Gulf of Finland
- Islands.pushpin_map
- Finland Helsinki (mainland)
- Islands.pushpin_map_caption
- Korkeasaari is located near Helsinki city center.
- Islands.country
- Finland
- Islands.area_ha
- 22
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Part of
- Mustikkamaa–Korkeasaari
- Country
- Finland
- Located in
- Helsinki
- Area
- 0.22
- Image
- Mustikkamaa ja Korkeasaaren silta.JPG
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Korkeasaari () is an island in Helsinki. The literal meaning of Korkeasaari is "Tall Island/Islet". It is part of the Mustikkamaa–Korkeasaari district. Korkeasaari Zoo is located on the island and named after it.
The island of Korkeasaari is a rocky island. Two smaller islands are located next to it: Hylkysaari and Palosaari.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Korkeasaari” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.