Stora Drammen

Coordinates: 58°56′N 10°58′E / 58.933°N 10.967°E / 58.933; 10.967
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58°56′N 10°58′E / 58.933°N 10.967°E / 58.933; 10.967

View of Stora Drammen from the northeast in June 2020
Sweden-Norway border

Stora Drammen is an uninhabited

extreme point of Sweden.[1][2]

Geography

Stora Drammen is located within the Skagerrak Strait about 10 km from the nearest mainland city of Strömstad. It is also 2 km northwest from Nordkoster of the Koster Islands archipelago within the Kosterhavet National Park.[1][2] The skerry is part of the Tjärnö district of Strömstad municipality in Västra Götaland County. Stensvik is mainland Sweden's westernmost point and located about 15 km northeast of Stora Drammen.

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Sweden-Norway border, with the border with Norway's Østfold region running only a few hundred meters north of it.[3]

History

From the early 19th century, the Grisbådarna area within the Skagerrak Strait was subjected to a maritime territorial dispute between Sweden and Norway. The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague established the border on October 23, 1909 and awarded Grisbådarna to Sweden.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Statistical Yearbook of Sweden 2010" (PDF). SCB. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b Bada, Ferdinand. "The Most Extreme Points of Sweden". World Atlas. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Strömstad Kosterhavet". Swedish National Heritage Board. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Maritime Boundary Norway-Sweden (Grisbådarna)". The Hague. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

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