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Furö
Furö is an island located in the Baltic Sea five nautical miles (about 6 miles) off the east coast of Oskarshamn in Sweden. History Historically the island has been used as base for fishing (mainly cod, herring and flounder). Today there are no permanent fishermen on the island. The whole island is a nature reserve and forms part of the EU-wide Natura 2000-network. Pilot and lighthouse In 1874, the Swedish authorities located a lighthouse and a pilot station Pilot Station ( esu, Tuutalgaq) is a city in Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 568 at the 2010 census, up from 550 in 2000. Geography Pilot Station is located at (61.936050, -162.883403), on the northern bank of t ... to Furö. The lighthouse was built at the north-western end of the island. The building was also used as accommodation for the pilots. In 1921 a new, more modern, lighthouse was raised at the reef Finnrevet just south-east off Furö. Today there are no pilots left on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oskarshamn Archipelago
Oskarshamn archipelago is a cluster of island and islets in the Baltic Sea, located in the south-east of Sweden in Oskarshamn Municipality. General description The archipelago extends roughly 55 kilometers in a north–south direction, with a chain of islands along the coastline of Småland. The archipelago consists of approximately 5,500 islands and islets. Most of the islands consist of granite rock. The bedrock has been shaped and smoothed by the glaciers at the end of the last ice age, about 11,000 years ago. The largest island named Runnö is located in the south part of the archipelago. Other larger islands are Blå Jungfrun (national park), Furö, Storö, Ekö and Vinö. Boat travelling There are tourist boats which cruise the waters of Oskarshamn archipelago. There are also five guest harbours for leisure boating, for example in Oskarshamn and in Figeholm as well as natural harbours on many of the islands. Gallery File:Oskarshamns skärgård.jpg, ''Island outside Oskar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnrevet
Finnrevet is a Swedish lighthouse located on a shoal about outside Oskarshamn in Europe. General information The lighthouse was built in 1921 and is located on a reef just east of island Furö. The black and white tower is about high. The light can be seen at a distance of . Wrecks near Finnrevet The waters around island Furön are shallow and many ships have run aground in the area near the lighthouse. Shipwrecks in the area: * Schooner ''Charlotta'' wrecked east of Finnrevet 17 May 1882 in a northern gale. * Russian schooner ''Lotus av Libau'' ran aground here in 1898.Oskarshamns skolstyrelse: ''Oskarshamn det egna samhället - Odlare och kustbor'', tryckår 1979, s. 59. * ''S/S Britkon'', cargoship, built 1917 in Sunderland, beached at Finnrevet in November 1949. The steamship A steamship, often referred to as a steamer, is a type of steam-powered vessel, typically ocean-faring and seaworthy, that is propelled by one or more steam engines that typically move (t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
