Æbelø | |
Pushpin Map: | Denmark |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Etymology: | Apple island |
Location: | Kattegat |
Area Km2: | 2.09 |
Population: | 0-2 |
Country: | Denmark |
Æbelø (English: apple-island) is a Danish island in the Kattegat, off Funen's north coast. The island covers an area of 2.09 km2. In between the island and Funen, there are 4 smaller islands. Æbelø has 2 inhabitants in the summer, in the winter it is de facto uninhabited. Between 1938 and 1943, the owner of the island was Kaj Dindler.
There is a lighthouse on the island.
The Island is connected to Æbeløholm via a 1,5–2 km sandbar called Brådet, that is periodically submerged.