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Vising Island

island, Sweden

Also known as: Visingsö

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Lake Vätter

In Lake Vätter
…there are few harbours, and Vising Island (Visingsö), with an area of 9.5 square miles (24.5 square km), is one of the few islands. The region around the lake developed after 1832 with the opening of the Göta Canal, which uses the lake and continues on to Stockholm at Motala,…
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