Askø
Askø Island | |
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Island | |
  Askø Island Askø is north of Lolland (bottom center) | |
| Coordinates: 54°54′0″N 11°30′0″E / 54.90000°N 11.50000°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Municipality | Lolland municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.82 km2 (1.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 55 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | |
Askø is a Danish island north of Lolland. It covers an area of 2.82 km² and has 55 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2005).
In 1954, there were 170 inhabitants and one vehicle.[2]
In 2014 energy company SEAS-NVE discovered a Neolithic boat in a submerged settlement as it replaced sea cables by Askø Island.[3] The boat had split and sealing mass consisting of a strip of bark and resin was found in the hole.
See also
Notes
- ^ Postal website www.Postnumre.dk.
- ^ "Lone Vehicle Causes Fatality". The Morning Herald. Hagerstown, Maryland. 6 Nov 1954. p. 1. Retrieved 30 June 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Archaeologists make spectacular discovery off Denmarks coast, webpage
References
- Tageo.com, "VESTSJAELLAND DENMARK Geography Population" (coordinates), 2007, webpage: Tageo-index.
- Denmark Postal codes, webpage: Postnumre-DK.
- Tele.dk Denmark detailed road map, webpage: Tele-DK-Danmark.
| Baltic Sea | ||
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| Sydhavsøerne | ||
| Kattegat | ||
| South Funen Archipelago | ||
| Limfjorden | ||
| Øresund | ||
| Great Belt | ||
| Little Belt | ||
| Wadden Sea | ||
| Other islands |
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