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Æbelø

Coordinates: 55°38′N 10°11′E / 55.633°N 10.183°E / 55.633; 10.183
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Æbelø
Æbelø as seen from Juelsminde
Æbelø is located in Denmark
Æbelø
Æbelø
EtymologyApple island
Geography
LocationKattegat
Coordinates55°38′N 10°11′E / 55.633°N 10.183°E / 55.633; 10.183
Area2.09 km2 (0.81 sq mi)
Administration
Demographics
Population0-2

Æbelø (English: apple-island) is a Danish island in the Kattegat, off Funen's north coast. The island covers an area of 2.09 km2. In between the island and Funen, there are 4 smaller islands. Æbelø has 2 inhabitants in the summer, in the winter it is de facto uninhabited. Between 1938 and 1943, the owner of the island was Kaj Dindler.

There is a lighthouse on the island.

The Island is connected to Æbeløholm via a 1,5–2 km sandbar called Brådet, that is periodically submerged.

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