Kymmendö

Coordinates: 59°6′35″N 18°30′2″E / 59.10972°N 18.50056°E / 59.10972; 18.50056
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59°6′35″N 18°30′2″E / 59.10972°N 18.50056°E / 59.10972; 18.50056

The wharf of Kymmendö.

Kymmendö (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɕʏ̂mːɛnˌdøː])[1] is an island in the south of the Stockholm archipelago. Kymmendö is the model for the fictional island Hemsö in August Strindberg's novel The People of Hemsö.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 15.
  2. ^ Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research. 2010. ISBN 978-0-7876-3995-2.


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