Näsudden
Sign in to saveNäsudden is a peninsula on the south coast of Gotland, Sweden. The first tests for using wind power on a large scale in Sweden, were conducted there in the 1970s. The area has since been developed into a wind farm. Part of the peninsula is a nature reserve for birds and grey seals.
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Näsudden is a peninsula on the south coast of Gotland, Sweden. The first tests for using wind power on a large scale in Sweden, were conducted there in the 1970s. The area has since been developed into a wind farm. Part of the peninsula is a nature reserve for birds and grey seals.
== Geography == Näsudden is a peninsula on the south coast of Gotland, Sweden, adjacent the localities of Näs, Fide and Burgsvik. Näsudden had a weather station between 1986 and 1999. During this period, during a late summer heat wave of 1997 Näsudden broke the nationwide record for consecutive overnight lows above and a yearly record for those nights. Between August 20 and September 3 the temperature never fell below , but also never rose above during the day.
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