Kahvankari
![]() ![]() Kahvankari | |
Geography | |
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Coordinates | 65°03′20″N 25°20′41″E / 65.055588°N 25.344599°ECoordinates: 65°03′20″N 25°20′41″E / 65.055588°N 25.344599°E |
Adjacent bodies of water | Bay of Bothnia |
Area | 0.016 km2 (0.0062 sq mi)[1] |
Administration | |
Finland | |
Region | Northern Ostrobothnia |
Municipality | Oulu |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Kahvankari is a small uninhabited island in the Finnish sector of the Bay of Bothnia offshore from the city of Oulu.
Description[]
Kahvankari lies to the north of the island and to the south of the larger Kellon Kraaseli island in the bay offshore from . It is about 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) from . The island is protected under the Nature Conservation Act.[1] The island and surrounding water is part of a nature reserve.[2]
The island is mainly covered with mixed forest, and its beaches are rocky. North of the island is a sand bar that stretches up to Kellon Kraaseli. Sea birds nest on the island, including the Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres).[3]
Gallery[]
Kahvankari from the south
References[]
- ^ a b "Ympäristön tila" (PDF), s. 17, Luonnonsuojelu ja virkistyskäyttö (in Finnish), Oulun kaupunki, 2005
- ^ "Peruskartta 1:16000 kohdepiste Kahvankarin luoteispuolella", Kansalaisen Karttapaikka, Maanmittauslaitos, 2011-06-27
- ^ Matti Tynjälä, Hanna Aalto (2007-01-31), Karikukko
Categories:
- Finnish islands in the Baltic
- Geography of Oulu
- Landforms of North Ostrobothnia
- Uninhabited islands of Finland