Stor-Brändön is an island in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the

Bay of Bothnia The Bothnian Bay or Bay of Bothnia (; ) is the northernmost part of the Gulf of Bothnia, which is in turn the northern part of the Baltic Sea. The land holding the bay is Post-glacial rebound, still rising after the weight of ice-age glaciers ha ...

, in the

Luleå archipelago The Luleå archipelago ( or ''Lule skärgård'') is a group of Swedish islands in the north part of the Bay of Bothnia. They lie offshore from the city of Luleå and the mouth of the Lule River. A few of the islands have small permanent populatio ...

Location

Stor-Brändön is one of the larger islands of the Luleå archipelago, with nine permanent residents as of 2013. It is about southeast of the city of

Luleå Luleå ( , , locally ; ; ) is a Cities in Sweden, city on the coast of northern Sweden, and the County Administrative Boards of Sweden, capital of Norrbotten County, the northernmost county in Sweden. Luleå has 48,728 inhabitants in its urban ...

. The island lies in shallow water. It has a well-protected harbor, and some visitor accommodation. Small boats can beach at locations in the Brändö sound or at Storsanden on the south coast. In winter the island can be accessed via an ice road, the longest in Sweden at . It runs from Hindersöstallarna on the mainland to the islands of

Hindersön Hindersön is an island in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Luleå archipelago. Location Hindersön is one of the largest of the islands in the Luleå Archipelago. It is about east of central Luleå. The island ...

, Stor-Brändön, and

Långön Långön is an island in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Luleå archipelago. Description Långön is a relatively large island in the Luleå archipelago, with an area of . It lies to the north of Stor-Brändön ...

. Normally the road is open from January to April. Vehicle weight restrictions apply.

Description

The village of Storbrändön in the north of the island is protected under a program for agricultural landscapes. There is a protected bird area in the west of the island, which cannot be accessed during the summer. The highest point of the island is above sea level. The island has been considered as a site for wind power generation, as have Vargön and Baggen in

Piteå Piteå (; ) is a locality and the seat of Piteå Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. Piteå is Sweden's 58th largest city, with a population of 23,326. Geography Piteå is located at the mouth of the Pite River (), at the shore of ...

and

Rånön Rånön is an island in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Kalix archipelago. Location Rånön is the largest island in the Kalix archipelago. It is uninhabited, but is popular with visitors in the summer. Rånö v ...

in Kalix. However a 2009 report concluded that construction could not be justified given the relatively small potential capacity, the cost and environmental damage. The Larsgrundet lighthouse is located on a shoal in the channel between the islands of

Junkön Junkön is an island in the northwest of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Luleå archipelago. Location Junkön is one of the larger of the islands offshore from Luleå. It is said to be named after a Sami named Junker who grazed ...

and Storbrändön. It was built in 1965, and was still in operation as of 2013. The focal plane is .

Gallery

File:Stor-brandon.jpg, Boats and boathouses at Stor-Brändön around 1935

References

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