Beaches and coastlines
Along the many kilometres of coastline in the archipelago, a diversity of coastal forms have developed, such as salt marshes, headlands, cliffs and islands connected by features. It is this diversity of coastal forms that makes the South Funen Archipelago unique and geologically valuable.
Photo: Mikkel Jézéquel
Photo: Mikkel Jézéquel
Geospot: Lindelse Nor & Henninge Nor
Lindelse Nor (Cove), located five kilometres from Rudkøbing, is a shallow 10 square kilometres cove containing seven islets and islands, two of which are inhabited.
Photo: Mikkel Jézéquel
Geopark: From Bagenkop to Dovnsklint
The four-kilometre stretch of coast between Bagenkop and Dovnsklint offers a string of cliffs with beautiful views and cobble-strewn beaches. The cliffs testify to Langeland’s unique glacial landscape.
Photo: MIkkel Jezequel
Thurø Smørmose
Photo: Mikkel Jézéquel
Vejnæs Nakke
Photo: Jette Purup
Geospot: Ristinge Hale
Holocene marine foreshore formation in the form of a crumbling dune complex with seawalls, salt marshes and small beach lakes.
Photo: Bjørk Kjær
Geospot: Eriks Hale
Holocene marine foreshore formation in the form of a large crumbling dune complex with seawalls, salt marshes and small beach lakes.
Photo: Mikkel Jézéquel
Skjoldnæs og Næbbet
Photo: Mikkel Jézéquel
Ristinge Klint
Photo: Mette Johnsen
Geopark: Ristinge Beach
The largest area in the geopark with Holocene dune formations.
Photo: Mikkel Jézéquel
Geopark: Keldsnor og Lunden
Today, Keldsnor itself is the geopark's largest beach lake.
Photo: Daniel Villadsen
Voderup Klint (Voderup Cliff)
Photo: VisitÆrø
Geopark: Møllegabet
On the seabed off Ærøskøbing lies Møllegabet - a more than 6,000-year-old settlement from the Mesolithic Age.
Photo: VisitLangeland© Søren Olsen
Geopark: Lindelse Cove and the Strynø Basin
Lindelse Nor and the Strynø Basin together forms the finest example of the drowned landscape of the Stone Age.
Photo: Ærø Turistbureau
Geospot: Ommelshoved and Halmø
Long, narrow moraine peninsula and smaller elongated moraine island, both with small coastal cliffs with Weichselian deposits.
Photo: Knud Mortensen
Geospot: Lehnskov
Between Ballen and Lehnskov Mølleskov lies a series of cliffs with several different moraine layers from the Saale and Weichsel periods.
Photo: VisitSvendborg
Geopark: Lundeborg
The site includes two former mineral extraction areas
Photo: Mikkel Jézéquel
Thurø Østerskov og Thurø Rev (Thurø Eastern Forest and Thurø Reef)
Photo: Bøjden Nors Fugleværnsforening
Geospot: Bøjden
Long coastal cliff along the west side of Horneland
Photo: Bøjden Nors Fugleværnsforening
Bøjden Cove
Bøjden Nor (Bøjden Cove) is situated on the Horne peninsula.
