🦎 Byrum's raukar

Sweden · Europe · Nature Reserve · 57.23°N, 16.96°E

Byrums raukar are a geological formation of a group of rauks on the western shore in the north of Öland, Sweden near the village of Byrum. The group consists of about 120 limestone stacks, rich in fossils, of up to 4 m (13 ft) high on a 600 m (2,000 ft) stretch of beach. The area is about 3 hectares, is a Natural Monument III and a nature reserve since 1935.

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Quick facts

Country	Sweden
Continent / region	Europe
Protection type	🦎 Nature Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)	57.23°N, 16.96°E · view on map

Byrum's raukar is a nature reserve in Sweden, in Europe. The details of why Byrum's raukar is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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