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      • The High Coast of Sweden boasts the highest coastline in the world and is a Unesco World Heritage site. The archipelago is a vast wonderland consisting of some 70 islands and counting – the area rises about 8 millimetres per year, meaning existing islands grow a little larger and new islets surface.
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      Explore the Swedish archipelagos | Visit Sweden

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_archipelagos_byList of archipelagos by number of islands - Wikipedia

    Location (total number of islands) Archipelago Sea (Åland Archipelago) 50,000 (Approx.) ... Swedish East Coast Archipelago (21,628) Öregrund archipelago: 9,722

    Name Of The Archipelago
    Number Of Islands, Islets, Reefs, Coral ...
    Location (total Number Of Islands)
    Archipelago Sea (Åland Archipelago)
    50,000 (Approx.)
    Finland
    Canadian Arctic Archipelago
    36,563
    Canada
    Stockholm Archipelago
    34,316
    Sweden
    Thirty Thousand Islands
    30,000 (approx.)
    Canada

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  4. visitsweden.com › swedens-archipelagosExplore the Swedish archipelagos | Visit Sweden

    Jul 6, 2023 · The High Coast of Sweden boasts the highest coastline in the world and is a Unesco World Heritage site. The archipelago is a vast wonderland consisting of some 70 islands and counting – the area rises about 8 millimetres per year, meaning existing islands grow a little larger and new islets surface.

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  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › High_CoastHigh Coast - Wikipedia

    The High Coast (Swedish: Höga Kusten) is a part of the coast of Sweden on the Gulf of Bothnia, in the Ångermanland province of northeast Sweden, centered in the area of the municipalities of Kramfors, Härnösand, Sollefteå and Örnsköldsvik.

  7. visitsweden.com › angermanland › high-coastThe High Coast is situated in the north-eastern part of ...

    The High Coast is also a much-loved archipelago destination in Sweden, but less busy and touristy than other Swedish archipelago hotspots. Visit the popular Ulvön islands in Örnsköldsvik’s archipelago – with a past as northern Sweden’s largest fishing community.

  8. mad-traveller.com › famous-places › high-coastHigh Coast / Kvarken Archipelago | Mad Traveller

    Jul 8, 2024 · The Kvarken Archipelago, situated just across the Gulf of Bothnia in Finland, is a collection of approximately 22,000 islands and skerries (rocky islets). The archipelago’s varied landscapes include cliffs, forests, and meadows. The climate in this region is temperate and humid, with mild summers and cold winters.

  9. www.hogakusten.com › nature-outdoor › archipelagoThe archipelago in the High Coast | Höga Kusten

    The High Coast is the highest and steepest section of coast along the entire Baltic Sea, and its archipelago is also quite dramatic with high islands jutting high out of the water. The sea off the High Coast is full of islands with all sorts of things for you to discover!

  10. worldheritageoutlook.iucn.org › explore-sites › highHigh Coast / Kvarken Archipelago | World Heritage Outlook

    The Kvarken Archipelago (Finland) and the High Coast (Sweden) are situated in the Gulf of Bothnia, a northern extension of the Baltic Sea. The 5,600 islands of the Kvarken Archipelago feature unusual ridged washboard moraines, ‘De Geer moraines’, formed by the melting of the continental ice sheet, 10,000 to 24,000 years ago.