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Malmön, Sotenäs, Västra Götaland County, Swedeni
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MalmönIsland
SotenäsCommune
Västra Götaland CountyCounty
SwedenCountry

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View of the Malmön granite quarrying area, in 1902.

Bohuslän quarry, Malmön, Sotenäs, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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View of the Malmön granite quarrying area, in 1902.

Bohuslän quarry, Malmön, Sotenäs, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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View of the Malmön granite quarrying area, ca. 1910.

Bohuslän quarry, Malmön, Sotenäs, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
05133620017272427881557.jpg
View of the Malmön granite quarrying area, in 1902.

Bohuslän quarry, Malmön, Sotenäs, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
03905890017272427896397.jpg
View of the Malmön granite quarrying area, in 1902.

Bohuslän quarry, Malmön, Sotenäs, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
02272170017272427906120.jpg
View of the Malmön granite quarrying area, ca. 1910.

Bohuslän quarry, Malmön, Sotenäs, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
05133620017272427881557.jpg
View of the Malmön granite quarrying area, in 1902.

Bohuslän quarry, Malmön, Sotenäs, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
03905890017272427896397.jpg
View of the Malmön granite quarrying area, in 1902.

Bohuslän quarry, Malmön, Sotenäs, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Type:
Island
Mindat Locality ID:
425158
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:425158:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Malmön, Sotenäs, Comté de Västra Götaland, Suède
German:
Bohus-Malmön, Sotenäs, Västra Götalands län, Schweden
Swedish:
Malmön, Sotenäs Kommun, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Cebuano:
Malmön , Sotenäs Kommun, Västra Götalands län, Suwesya
Danish:
Malmön, Sotenäs kommun, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Dutch:
Malmön, Sotenäs, Västra Götalands län, Zweden
Low Saxon/Low German:
Malmön, Kommun Sotenäs, Lehn Westgötland, Sweden
Norwegian:
Malmön, Sotenäs kommune, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Malmön, Sotenäs kommun, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Portuguese:
Malmön, Sotenäs, Gotalândia Ocidental, Suécia


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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohus-Malm%C3%B6n
Wikidata ID:Q1904065
GeoNames ID:8132410

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