🌐 Møn

Denmark · Europe · Biosphere Reserve · 55.00°N, 12.33°E

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Møn
Møn is an island in south-eastern Denmark. Until 1 January 2007, it was a municipality in its own right but it is now part of the municipality of Vordingborg, after merging with the former municipalities of Langebæk, Præstø, and Vordingborg. This has created a municipality with an area of 615 km2 (237 sq mi) and a total population of 46,307 (2005). It belongs to the Region Sjælland. Møn is one of Denmark's most popular destinations for tourists with its white chalk cliffs, countryside, sandy beaches and the market town of Stege. In June 2017, UNESCO designated Møn as Denmark's first biosphere reserve, consisting of "a series of islands and islets in the southern Baltic Sea, over approximately 45,118 hectares. Its landscapes include woodlands, grasslands, meadows, wetlands, coastal areas, ponds and steep hills."

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Quick facts

CountryDenmark
Continent / regionEurope
Protection type🌐 Biosphere Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)55.00°N, 12.33°E · view on map

Møn is a biosphere reserve in Denmark, in Europe. The details of why Møn is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More protected areas in Denmark

Wadden Sea National Park · Mols Bjerge National Park · Kongernes Nordsjælland · National Park Skjoldungernes Land · Thy National Park · Amager Fælled.

Coordinates are an approximate area centre. Introduction & image: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached 30 days; the page renders even if the feed is momentarily unreachable.

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