states: [sweden]
category: cultural
year: 2000
location: Kalmar County, Island of Öland
region: Europe and North America
latitude/longitude: 56.3250000000, 16.4833300000
The southern part of the island of Öland in the Baltic Sea is dominated by a vast limestone plateau. Human beings have lived here for some five thousand years and adapted their way of life to the physical constraints of the island. As a consequence, the landscape is unique, with abundant evidence of continuous human settlement from prehistoric times to the present day.
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