Agricultural landscape of southern Öland - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Agricultural landscape of southern Öland - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The agricultural landscape of southern Öland () is an area of more than located on the island of Öland, Sweden. It includes Stora alvaret (great alvar), a limestone plateau of around half that surface. Stora alvaret is a dagger-shaped area almost long and about at its widest north end. This limestone plain, around a quarter of the surface of the island, is the most extended of its kind in Europe. As a result of the thin layer of soil and high pH levels, it presents a wide range of plants, including many rare species. Read more on Wikipedia
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