Stora Alvaret

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Stora Alvaret is a vast limestone karst plain on the Swedish island of Öland, renowned for its unique, sparsely vegetated landscape and rich biodiversity, and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Stora Alvaret canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site component ⓘ
limestone karst plain ⓘ
natural region ⓘ
area approximately 100 square miles ⓘ
approximately 260 square kilometres ⓘ
biodiversityStatus high species richness ⓘ
climateInfluence Baltic Sea ⓘ
conservationDesignation Natura 2000 site ⓘ
conservationStatus protected area ⓘ
country Sweden ⓘ
culturalSignificance traditional agricultural landscape ⓘ
ecoregion Boreal zone with steppe elements ⓘ
elevation generally less than 20 metres above sea level ⓘ
faunaFeature ground-nesting birds ⓘ
floraFeature orchids ⓘ
steppe-like vegetation ⓘ
geologicalAge Ordovician ⓘ
geologicalFormation limestone plateau ⓘ
habitatType alvar ⓘ
hasLanguageOfRegion Swedish ⓘ
knownFor extensive limestone pavement ⓘ
rare and endemic plant species ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
unique alvar habitat ⓘ
landscapeCharacter open treeless plain ⓘ
sparsely vegetated ⓘ
landUse extensive grazing ⓘ
length about 40 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn Baltic Sea region ⓘ
Kalmar County ⓘ
southern Öland ⓘ
locatedOn Öland ⓘ
managementAuthority County Administrative Board of Kalmar ⓘ
nearestTown Färjestaden ⓘ
Mörbylånga ⓘ
partOf Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland ⓘ
Southern Öland Archipelago ⓘ
recognizedBy UNESCO ⓘ
soilDepth very thin ⓘ
surfaceType karst ⓘ
tourism popular nature tourism destination ⓘ
traditionalUse pasture land ⓘ
UNESCOCriteria (iv) ⓘ
(v) ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2000 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId 968 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus World Heritage Site ⓘ
width up to 10 kilometres ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Öland → hasGeologicalFeature → Stora Alvaret ⓘ
Southern Öland Archipelago → contains → Stora Alvaret ⓘ
Mörbylånga → locatedNear → Stora Alvaret ⓘ
province of Öland → hasLandform → Stora Alvaret ⓘ