Märket
Sign in to saveMärket ('The Mark', ) is a uninhabited skerry in the Baltic Sea shared by Sweden and Finland (in the area of the autonomous region Åland), with a lighthouse as its salient humanmade feature. Märket has been divided between the two countries since the Treaty of Fredrikshamn of 1809 defined the border between Sweden and Grand Duchy of Finland as going through the middle of the island. The Finnish side of the island is part of the Municipality of Hammarland in the autonomous region of Åland and is the westernmost land point of Finland. The Swedish part of the island is itself divided between two
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Märket
- Islands.image_name
- Märket Island map.svg
- Islands.image_caption
- Märket Island with its inverted 'S' international border of 1985.
- Islands.location
- Baltic Sea
- Islands.area_km2
- 0.03
- Islands.length_km
- 0.35
- Islands.width_km
- 0.15
- Islands.country
- Finland
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- Region
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Åland
- Islands.country1
- Sweden
- Islands.country1_admin_divisions_title
- Counties
- Islands.country1_admin_divisions
- Uppsala län
- Islands.country1_admin_divisions_1
- Stockholms län
- Islands.population
- 0
- Islands.timezone1
- EET and CET
- Lighthouse.embed
- yes
- Lighthouse.qid
- Q3378321
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Geography and history
- International border and lighthouse
- Radio amateurs activity
- Climate
- See also
- References
- External links
Märket ('The Mark', ) is a uninhabited skerry in the Baltic Sea shared by Sweden and Finland (in the area of the autonomous region Åland), with a lighthouse as its salient humanmade feature. Märket has been divided between the two countries since the Treaty of Fredrikshamn of 1809 defined the border between Sweden and Grand Duchy of Finland as going through the middle of the island. The Finnish side of the island is part of the Municipality of Hammarland in the autonomous region of Åland and is the westernmost land point of Finland. The Swedish part of the island is itself divided between two counties of Sweden: Uppsala County (Östhammar Municipality) and Stockholm County (Norrtälje Municipality).
==Geography and history==