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Stora Alvaret

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Rank: 1001 UNESCO
Wonder Type: Cultural
Country: Sweden
Best of: Landform
Description:
The southern part of the island of Öland in the Baltic Sea is dominated by a vast limestone plateau. Human beings have lived here for some five thousand years and adapted their way of life to the physical constraints of the island. As a consequence, the landscape is unique, with abundant evidence of continuous human settlement from prehistoric times to the present day. [More Details]
This article uses material from UNESCO World Heritage List article "Stora Alvaret", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 IGO License.