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Island in the country of Sweden
Halsön
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Geography
Coordinates65°43′35″N 23°30′08″E / 65.726423°N 23.502137°E / 65.726423; 23.502137
Adjacent toBay of Bothnia
Area10 km (3.9 sq mi)
Administration
Sweden
ProvinceNorrbotten
MunicipalityKalix Municipality
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

Halsön is an island in the north of the Swedish sector of the Bay of Bothnia, in the Kalix archipelago.

Location

Halsön lies to the east of the mouth of the Kalix River, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southeast of Karlsborg. It is about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west of Granön. There is a beach on the east of the island, with large dunes. For visitors there are fireplaces, seating areas and rubbish bins.

References

Citations

  1. Bottenviken skoterleder 2011.
  2. Halsön: bottenviken.se.

Sources


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