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Outdoor Activity Attractions In Oland

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Öland is the second largest Swedish island and the smallest of the traditional provinces of Sweden. Öland has an area of 1,342 square kilometres and is located in the Baltic Sea just off the coast of Småland. The island has 26,000 inhabitants. It is separated from the mainland by the Kalmar Strait and connected to it by the 6-km Öland Bridge, which opened on 30 September 1972.
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  • 1. Stora Alvaret Morbylanga
    Stora Alvaret is an alvar, a barren limestone terrace, in the southern half of the island of Öland, Sweden. Stora Alvaret is a dagger shaped expanse almost 40 kilometres long and about 10 kilometres at the widest north end. The area of this formation exceeds 260 square kilometres , making it the largest such expanse in Europe and comprising over one fourth of the land area of the island. Because of the thin soil mantle and high pH levels, a great assortment of vegetation is found including numerous rare species. Stora Alvaret is not devoid of trees, contrary to a common misconception; in fact, it holds a variety of sparse stunted trees akin to a pygmy forest.Stora Alvaret falls within UNESCO's Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland, 56,323 hectares , which was designated World Heritage...
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