Stockholm Archipelago
The Stockholm Archipelago (Swedish: Stockholms skärgård) is the largest archipelago in Sweden, and the second-largest archipelago in the Baltic Sea (the largest being the Archipelago Sea across the Baltic in Finland). Part of the archipelago has been designated as a Ramsar site since 1989.
Native name: Stockholms skärgård | |
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Map of the Stockholm Archipelago, covering the area from Arholma in the north to Landsort in the south | |
Stockholm Archipelago | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Baltic Sea |
| Coordinates | 59.38778°N 18.73581°E |
| Total islands | 34,316 |
| Major islands | Dalarö, Finnhamn, Nässlingen, Grinda, Husarö, Ingarö, Ljusterö, Möja, Nämdö, Rödlöga, Tynningö, Utö, Svartsö, Värmdö |
| Administration | |
| County | Stockholm County |
| Official name | Svenska Högarna-Nassa |
| Designated | 12 June 1989 |
| Reference no. | 435 |
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