Brändö offers a unique opportunity to familiarise yourself with the most ancient history of the Earth’s crust. See traces of the recent effects of ice that have created the landscape we see today. Source: Urberg och istid (Urberg and the ice age), 1997.
Geological attractions on the island of Brändö
Hullberga – caves
Åva ferry terminal – ancient rock formations
Nottholm – Ängskär fjord
Nötöudden – Åva granite
Hotell Gullvivan – erratic block
Skiftet – a fault cleft
Prästklobb – diabase walkways
Gäddören – rundels and glacial rocks
Langholm – limestone
Hundskär – ancient sea bed
Gunnarsten – ancient beaches