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  Valassaaret - TheBestLinks.com - Archipelago, Bird, Finland, Sweden, ...
Valassaaret - TheBestLinks.com - Archipelago, Bird, Finland, Sweden,...
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Valassaaret (Finnish for Whale Islands) is a small archipelago in the Gulf of Bothnia between Finland (the owner) and Sweden.
www.thebestlinks.com /Valassaaret.html   (82 words)

  
 New Ramsar sites and significant extensions in Finland
In addition to the newly-designated island and bay sites, the existing Valassaaret and Björkögrunden Archipelago (16,730 ha) has been vastly extended to nearly 64,000 ha, encompassing a large area of additional islets and skerries under the new name of Quark Archipelago.
Shallow waters are important staging areas for waterfowl during migration and molting periods, and the archipelago is habitat for the endangered Grey Seal.
The outer archipelago is composed of several groups of islands divided by shallow open sea areas, and the Valassaaret Islands are characterized by Storskär Island surrounded by about 80 small, nearly treeless and stony islands and islets.
www.ramsar.org /wn/w.n.finland_38.htm   (7590 words)

  
 [meteorite-list] Burst of Meteors Seen Near Finland / Correction to directions...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Hello, Bjorn and the list, the direction was (or at the moment we suppose, it was) about from west / north-west to east / east-south, against Vaasa, Finland.
The angle seems to was quite low, about 30 degrees, and the crossing- point with the ground is somewhere between Vaasa and Valassaaret on the finnish coast.
So it may be possible, something has reached the shore of Finland between Vaasa and Valassaaret.
six.pairlist.net /pipermail/meteorite-list/2004-July/142500.html   (481 words)

  
 the GASTROLAB Home Page: Slide Show: Valsorarna
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Valsorarna (Valassaaret in Finnish) is a group of islands i the vaasa archipelago, northwest of Bjorkoby.
It takes about two hours to get here by boat (preferably not a very small one) from Vaasa.
www.netikka.net /hans.bjorknas/synvalae.htm   (132 words)

  
 Bird Dream Team
We can offer trips to Valassaaret (Whale-islands) during the spring migration, which is an unforgettable experience even for an experienced birdwatcher.
Valassaaret is a small group of islands in the middle of the Botnic Gulf.
Thousands of Geese, Cranes, Eiders, different Duck species and Waders may form an endless line towards the North.
www.birddreamteam.fi /raippal.shtml   (772 words)

  
 Finland : The Best Offbeat Travel Experiences   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Between May and August, when the waters are ice-free and the northern lights shimmer down upon waters where human contact is extremely limited, you might opt for lighthouse-watching cruises that last between 1 and 3 days.
The most famous of the lighthouses in the archipelago near Vaasa is the Valassaaret Lighthouse, designed by an associate of Gustave Eiffel (Henri Lipart) in the 1890s.
Your exposure to the bird life, marine life, and botany of the Gulf of Bothnia will be unparalleled.
www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=261&catID=0261020516   (597 words)

  
 Bird Dream Team
In the Kauhava region this is a relatively common bird to see, though in Finland the species is declining, estimated amount of pairs: 1500.
We had to get up pretty early, because we were going to take a boat to Valassaaret (Whale-islands, in the middle of the Botnian Gulf) from Raippaluoto at 08:00.
After arrival on the biggest island of Valassaaret we walked the only path on the island, which took us from North to South over the island (aprox.
www.birddreamteam.fi /dutch/kauhava1.htm   (904 words)

  
 CLIMATE VALASSAARET - Historical January 1994 - Weather
CLIMATE VALASSAARET - Historical January 1994 - Weather
Weather :: Climate :: Europe :: Finland :: Climate VALASSAARET
Indicator for occurrence of: Snow or Ice Pellets
www.tutiempo.net /en/Climate/VALASSAARET/29100.htm   (34 words)

  
 ARCHIPELAGOES  -  Finland, Gulf of Bothnia  -  Valassaaret & Björkgrunden nature reserve & ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
ARCHIPELAGOES - Finland, Gulf of Bothnia - Valassaaret and Björkgrunden nature reserve and bird sanctuary
Two archipelagos separated by shallow, open sea and including two small settlements.
There is a bird observatory located at the site.
www.archipelago.nu /SKARGARD/ENGELSKA/FINGULFBOTH/valassaaret.htm   (91 words)

  
 Ecology and Management
Higgins, K. Duck nesting in intensively farmed areas of North Dakota.
Ecology of duck populations in the island group of Valassaaret, Gulf of Bothnia.
Clutch predation in relation to nest density in Mallard and Tufted Duck.
www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/birds/ecomanag/popdynam/refer.htm   (5545 words)

  
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Appendix 1 SMHI’s probability method has been tested in FMI by Sigbritt Näsman and Juha Kilpinen.
Wind observations were collected from 6 stations (Kalbådagrung, Bogskär, Utö, Märket, Valassaaret and Kemi) from January 1995 to May 2002.
To this 7 years observation data was added Hirlam (+6 h) model fields were obtained 4 times a day.
www.smhi.se /hfa_coord/nordmet/activities/warnings/probabilities_report_1.0_appendix_1.doc   (1054 words)

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