Skomakaren

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Skomakaren
Geography
Coordinates 65°41′22″N23°58′46″E / 65.689482°N 23.979540°E / 65.689482; 23.979540 Coordinates: 65°41′22″N23°58′46″E / 65.689482°N 23.979540°E / 65.689482; 23.979540
Adjacent bodies of water Bay of Bothnia
Administration
Sweden
County Norrbotten
Municipality Haparanda

Skomakaren is an island in the northeast of the Swedish sector of the Bothnian Bay, in the Haparanda archipelago.

Bothnian Bay northernmost part of the Gulf 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 still rising after the weight of ice-age glaciers has been removed, and within 2,000 years the bay will be a large freshwater lake. The bay today is fed by several large rivers, and is relatively unaffected by tides, so has low salinity. It freezes each year for up to six months. Compared to other parts of the Baltic it has little plant or animal life.

Haparanda archipelago archipelago of Sweden

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Location

Skomakaren ("shoemaker") is also called Suutari by the local people. [1] It lies in the central part of the Haparanda archipelago, the sector of the Norrbotten archipelago that is included in the Haparanda Municipality. [2] All of the islands in the Haparanda archipelago have emerged in the last 1,500 years or so, as the bed of the bay has risen due to post-glacial rebound following the last ice age. [3]

Norrbotten archipelago

The Norrbotten archipelago is a group of Swedish islands in the north part of the Bay of Bothnia. A few of the islands have small permanent populations, but most are used only for recreation in the summer months. They are icebound during the winter.

Haparanda Municipality Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden

Haparanda Municipality, is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Haparanda.

Post-glacial rebound Rise of land masses that were depressed by the huge weight of ice sheets during the last glacial period

Post-glacial rebound is the rise of land masses after the lifting of the huge weight of ice sheets during the last glacial period, which had caused isostatic depression. Post-glacial rebound and isostatic depression are phases of glacial isostasy, the deformation of the Earth's crust in response to changes in ice mass distribution. The direct raising effects of post-glacial rebound are readily apparent in parts of Northern Eurasia, Northern America, Patagonia, and Antarctica. However, through the processes of ocean siphoning and continental levering, the effects of post-glacial rebound on sea level are felt globally far from the locations of current and former ice sheets.

Description

The water around the island is relatively shallow. The highest point is 27 metres (89 ft) above sea level. [4] The island has a large sandy beach on its northeastern side. There is a sheltered harbor at Norrviken. Visitors may pick berries and mushrooms in season. [1]

As with Sandskär and Hamnskär, the island has potential for development of tourist facilities. [5] The island has the remains of old fishing villages that could be developed as cultural attractions. [4] There are no known special environmental concerns. A single port for seasonal residents and visitors could be built in the Norrviken area, or in the lagoon on the west side. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Skomakaren: bottenviken.se.
  2. 1 2 Fördjupade översiktsplaner 2013, p. 126.
  3. ↑ Haparanda Skärgård National Park.
  4. 1 2 Förslag på utvidgade strandskyddsområden..., p. 20.
  5. ↑ Fördjupade översiktsplaner 2013, p. 123.

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