Muskö Explained

Official Name:Muskö
Pushpin Map:Sweden Stockholm#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Haninge Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Stockholm County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Södermanland
Area Total Km2:29.69
Coordinates:58.9833°N 26°W
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:31 December 2020
Population Total:258
Population Density Km2:auto

Muskö is an island in the southern part of Stockholm archipelago, which forms part of Haninge Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It is best known for the Muskö naval base. There are also two urban areas (tätort) on the island: Muskö and Hoppet.[2]

Access to the mainland is by the, with a length of, which connects Muskö to the neighbouring island of Yxlö under the waters of the Baltic Sea. Yxlö is itself connected to the mainland by a series of road bridges. The road across the bridges and islands, and through the tunnel, is known as the and was originally built in the 1960s to provide access to the naval base.[2]

The island of Muskö is divided into east and west halves by the Muskö Canal, an artificial channel first dug at the beginning of the 18th century and re-excavated in the 1930s.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistiska tätorter 2020, befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet. . 31 December 2020 . 2 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Muskö . www.stockholmarchipelago.se . Nynäshamn Municipality, Haninge Municipality, Nacka Municipality, Värmdö Municipality, Vaxholm City, Österåkers Municipality, Norrtälje Municipality, Östhammar Municipality, Stockholm City, County Administrative Board of Stockholm and Stockholm Archipelago Foundation . 13 December 2017.
  3. News: Muskö kanal ett sätt att bekämpa krisen . Muskö channel one way of combating the crisis . Swedish . Nynäshamns Posten . David . Klasson . 10 February 2015 . 12 December 2015.