58°56′N 10°58′E / 58.933°N 10.967°E / 58.933; 10.967
Westernmost point of Sweden
View of Stora Drammen from the northeast in June 2020 Location map of the Kosterhavet National Park and Sweden-Norway border Stora Drammen is an uninhabited skerry situated northwest of the Bohuslän province of Götaland , Sweden. It is administratively part of Strömstad Municipality and represents the westernmost extreme point of Sweden.[ 1] [ 2]
Geography
Stora Drammen is located within the Skagerrak Strait about 10 km from the nearest mainland city of Strömstad . It is also 2 km northwest from Nordkoster of the Koster Islands archipelago within the Kosterhavet National Park .[ 1] [ 2] Tjärnö district of Strömstad municipality in Västra Götaland County . Stensvik is mainland Sweden's westernmost point and located about 15 km northeast of Stora Drammen.
A sea cairn is present on the skerry to mark the Sweden-Norway border , with the border with Norway's Østfold region running only a few hundred meters north of it.[ 3]
History
From the early 19th century, the Grisbådarna area within the Skagerrak Strait was subjected to a maritime territorial dispute between Sweden and Norway. The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague established the border on October 23, 1909 and awarded Grisbådarna to Sweden.[ 4]
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