Hoburg Shoal
Hoburgs bank
Submerged bank
Hoburg Shoal is located in Baltic Sea
Hoburg Shoal
Hoburg Shoal (Baltic Sea)
Coordinates: 56°47′N 18°10′E / 56.783°N 18.167°E / 56.783; 18.167
CountrySweden
CountyGotland County
SeaBaltic Sea
Minimum depth10 m (33 ft)
Area
[1]
 • Total1,226.28 km2 (473.47 sq mi)

Hoburg Shoal, also known as Hoburgs bank,[2] is a shoal located in the Baltic Sea, in the southern zone of the Gotland shelf, south of Hoburgen.

The shoal is a bird reserve encompassing about 1,226.28 km2 (473.47 sq mi).[2]

Geography

It is a long shoal, comprising a northern and a southern section, that lies to the south of the Storsudret peninsula in Sundre socken on the southern tip of Gotland, Sweden.[3][4] The submerged shoal's water depths range between about 15 and 40 metres (49 and 131 ft).[5]

History

As of 2016, a pipeline is projected that may cross the area of the shoal.

References

  1. ↑ Sailing Directions, Baltic Sea, p. 147
  2. 1 2 "Hoburgs bank – Protected Planet". Archived from the original on 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
  3. ↑ Google Earth
  4. ↑ Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar Volume 87, 1965 – Issue 3; Nielsens grund och Hoburgs bank i östersjön
  5. ↑ "MP Atlas; Hoburgs Bank Special Protection Areas (Birds Directive)". Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2016-09-01.


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