Kvarken Archipelago

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Kvarken Archipelago is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed group of islands in the Gulf of Bothnia, renowned for its rapidly rising land and unique post-glacial landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
archipelago
averageLandUpliftRate about 8 millimetres per year
climate cold temperate
country Finland
ecosystemType brackish water ecosystem
formsTransnationalWorldHeritageSiteWith High Coast
geologicalProcess isostatic rebound
governingBody Metsähallitus Parks and Wildlife Finland
hasBiodiversity archipelago forests
bird nesting areas
coastal meadows
hasFeature De Geer moraines
emerging islands
glacial deposits
lagoons
moraine ridges
shallow bays
skerries
hasStructure Replot Bridge
hasVisitorCenter World Heritage Gateway visitor centre
knownFor deglaciated landscape
rapid post-glacial land uplift
unique post-glacial geomorphology
languageRegion Finnish
Swedish
locatedIn Baltic Sea
Gulf of Bothnia
nearestCity Vaasa
notableIsland Björkö
Replot
Valassaaret
partOf Kvarken Archipelago / High Coast World Heritage Site
linked to: Kvarken Archipelago

Ostrobothnia
protectedAs nature reserve network
ReplotBridgeOpened 1997
ReplotBridgeType cable-stayed bridge
seaArea Kvarken (Quark) Strait
tourismActivity birdwatching
boating
hiking
kayaking
transnationalSiteCountryPartner Sweden
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Natural
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria viii
UNESCOWorldHeritageID 898
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear 2000
willBecomeLandConnectionBetween Finland and Sweden
linked to: Sweden and Finland

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Vaasa near Kvarken Archipelago
Vaasa hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteNearby Kvarken Archipelago
Quark Strait hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago
linked to: Kvarken Archipelago
World Heritage Sites in Sweden hasMember High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago
linked to: Kvarken Archipelago
Western Finland contains Kvarken Archipelago
subject linked to: western Finland
Western Finland hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Kvarken Archipelago
subject linked to: western Finland
High Coast UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignation High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago
linked to: Kvarken Archipelago
High Coast sharesWorldHeritageSiteWith Kvarken Archipelago
Kvarken Archipelago partOf Kvarken Archipelago / High Coast World Heritage Site
linked to: Kvarken Archipelago
Mustasaari hasSeaArea Kvarken archipelago
linked to: Kvarken Archipelago
Mustasaari hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteNearby Kvarken Archipelago World Heritage Site
linked to: Kvarken Archipelago
Finnish coastal waters hasPart Kvarken Archipelago
Finnish coastal waters hasWorldHeritageSite Kvarken Archipelago World Heritage Site
linked to: Kvarken Archipelago