Byrum's raukar

Byrum's raukar

Byrum's raukar are a geological formation of a group of stacks (Swedish: raukar) on the western shore in the north of Öland, Sweden (an island on the Kalmar Strait) near the village of Byrum. The group consists of about 120 limestone stacks, rich in fossils, of up to 4 meters high on a 600-meter stretch of beach. The area is about 3 hectares large, is a Natural Monument III and a nature reserve since 1935.

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Byrums raukar Nature Reserve on protectedplanet.net

Coordinates: 57°13′33″N 16°57′19″E / 57.22583°N 16.95528°E / 57.22583; 16.95528

Öland

Municipalities	Borgholm Municipality Mörbylånga Municipality

Parks and reserves	Böda kronopark Horns Kungsgård Ottenby Stora Alvaret Trollskogen

Places of interest	Byrum's raukar Grankullaviken Hornsjön Kapelludden Kapelludden lighthouse Källa Old Church Långe Erik Neptune's fields Öland Bridge Saint Birgitta's chapel St. Olaf's Chapel Swiks

Churches	Alböke Church Borgholm Church Bredsättra Church Böda Church Egby Church Föra Church Gärdslösa Church Högby Church

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