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Heligholmen

Coordinates: 56°55.426′N 18°17.041′E / 56.923767°N 18.284017°E / 56.923767; 18.284017
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56°55.426′N 18°17.041′E / 56.923767°N 18.284017°E / 56.923767; 18.284017

Flygbild på Heligholmen.
Heligholmen, 1996

Heligholmen is an island off the south coast of Vamlingbo, Gotland, Sweden, with an area of 11.8 hectares (29 acres). It is uninhabited and its only building is a small lighthouse. Heligholmen is a bird reserve. In 1741, Carl Linnaeus, visited the island and described it in his book Öländska och Gothländska Resa.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Enderborg, Bernt. "Heligholmen". Guteinfo.com. Retrieved 6 June 2016.