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Carta Marina, a map by the Swedish archbishop Olaus Magnus, was published in Venice in 1539. The map shows that the ice-covered Kvarken area made an important communication route between Finland and Sweden.
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Pictures 2 a and b: The World Heritage Area in the Kvarken Archipelago. National Land Survey of Finland, permit nr 7/MYY/04. Layout Päivi Anttila.
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The World Heritage area in the Kvarken archipelago is a complement to the High Coast World Heritage Site. The Hich Coast was awarded the status of a World Heritage Site in 2001. Photo: Västernorrlands länsstyrelse ©
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Infrared aerial photography from the Björköby archipelago shows flads, gloes, glo-lakes, primary landupheaval forests and De Geer moraines. FM Kartta OY ©, permit nr FMK015
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The Kvarken archipelago was formed during and after the glaciation, some 10 000 ? 24 000 years ago. The deposits from the ice age in shape of De Geer moraines at Svedjehamn, Björköby makes the area unique. Photo: Malinen, Korsholms kommun©.
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The ice age still influence the landscape in the Kvarken Archipelago. The land uplift is about 8.0 mm/year, which creates new land formations and habitats. Photo: Malinen, Korsholms kommun©.
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De Geer moraines (?washboard moraines?) reflect the probable position of the retreating ice margin. The Kvarken Archipelago has the highest number of De Geer moraines and they occur in compact clusters. Photo: Malinen, Korsholms kommun©.
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Typical shape of a De Geer moraine ridge. The moraine ridges were formed beneath the ice in crevasses running parallel to the ice margin. Photo GTK ©
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New land rises from the sea, and creates a flat and boulder-rich moraine landscape in the Korsnäs archipelago. Photo: Metsähallitus ©
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Large transversal moraine ridges, that were formed about 10 000 ? 11 000 years ago can bee seen at Valsörarna. These moraines are characterized by irregular ridges that were formed in a right angle to the ice flow direction. Photo: Metsähallitus ©
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Different types of moraines, as De Geer, Rogen moraines and drumlins can be seen at Märaskär. Photo Maxmo municipality ©
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Pictures 12 a and b: The land up-lift phenomenon has led to that old boatlandings and bridges cannot be reached by boat. Photos Tuukka Pahtamaa ©
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In the varied moraine landscape at Lappörarna the development goes from bays to fladas and glo-lakes. Photo Malinen, Korsholms kommun©
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Pictures 14 a and b: The vegetation utilizes rapidly the new areas created by the land-upheaval. Alder, birch and rowan dominate the first stages of the forest succession in the Kvarken Archipelago, until Spruce takes over. Photos Tuukka Pahtamaa ©
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Pictures 15 a and b: A long time ago, a giant boy played in the Kvarken area. He filled his hands with stones from the Swedish side and dropped them all over the Finnish side of the archipelago. Boulder-rich and stony shores are common in the Kvarken Archipelago. Photos: Malinen, Korsholms kommun©.
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The land-upheaval creates ideal spawning places for fish. In spring, pike force their way up to a glo-flad. Photo Eero Murtamäki ©
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The Sea buckthorn in autumn. The berries are an important source of food for migrating birds. Photo Eero Murtamäki ©
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The Ringed seal population has slowly recovered from the depression during the 1950s, which was caused by toxic substances (DDT, DDE and PCB). Photo Metsähallitus ©
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The Kvarken Archipelago is an important recreation area. The nature station at Rönnskär is frequently visited in the summertime.
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