Hoburg Shoal

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.

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
CountrySweden
CountyGotland County
SeaBaltic Sea
Minimum depth10 m (33 ft)
Area
[1]
 • Total1,226.28 km2 (473.47 sq mi)

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. "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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