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Möja is an island in the Stockholm archipelago in Sweden. Möja is one of the most popular islands in the archipelago for travelers and boaters, and is also fairly large.

Möja is frequented by the ferries of Waxholmsbolaget and other companies, and is easily accessible from Stockholm. There are food stores, cafés, restaurants, and hostels, and other facilities mostly for tourists.^[1]

Möja Archipelago

Möja forms part of the Storö-Bockö-Lökaö Nature Reserve, in Swedish colloquially referred to as Möjareservatet. Historically, this group of islands used to belong to the villages on Möja. Each village owned a specific island, which is still reflected in the names of the islands (i.e. Bergbo, Storö, Lökaön, and Ramsmoraö). Since the 19th century, all these islands have been subdivided into smaller plots of land. No permanent settlement on these islands are older than the 19th century, before which they were exclusively used for grazing, fishing, hunting, and for cultivating strawberries.^[1]

The nature of the Möja Archipelago reflects its location on the edge to the peripheral archipelago region. While traces of early human activities are plentiful, some areas are untouched barren cliffs and marshy grounds.^[1] Möja is today a popular tourist destination visited year around by the steamship company Waxholmsbolaget as well as by private boaters touring the greater Stockholm archipelago.

Möja island

One of Möja's smaller, shared harbors

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Skärgårdsnatur 2007, p 48-50

References

Skärgårdsnatur 2007 (in Swedish). Skärgårdsstiftelsen. 2007.

External links

"En hemsida om Möja". Agneta Österman. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
"Möja-skärgården". Skärgårdsstiftelsen (Stockholm Archipelago Foundation). Retrieved 2008-01-15.

59°26′N 18°53′E / 59.433°N 18.883°E / 59.433; 18.883

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[Skärgårdsnatur-2007-1] Skärgårdsnatur 2007, p 48-50

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-[[Image:Moja WW.JPG|thumb|250px|[[World Wind]] image of Möja.  North at c, one o'clock.]]
+[[Image:Moja WW.JPG|thumb|250px|[[WorldWind]] image of Möja.  North at c, one o'clock.]]
 [[Image:Sweden - Moja.PNG|thumb|Map showing Möja's location in the Stockholm Archipelago.]]
-'''Möja''' is an island in the [[Stockholm archipelago]] in [[Sweden]]. Möja is one of the most popular islands in the archipelago for travellers and boaters, and is also significant in size.
+'''Möja''' is an island in the [[Stockholm archipelago]] in [[Sweden]]. Möja is one of the most popular islands in the archipelago for travelers and boaters, and is also fairly large.
-Möja is frequented by the ferries of [[Waxholmsbolaget]] and other companies, and is easily accessible from [[Stockholm]].  There are food stores, cafés, restaurants, and hostels, and other facilities mostly destined to tourism.<ref name="Skärgårdsnatur-2007">Skärgårdsnatur 2007, p 48-50</ref>
+Möja is frequented by the ferries of [[Waxholmsbolaget]] and other companies, and is easily accessible from [[Stockholm]].  There are food stores, cafés, restaurants, and hostels, and other facilities mostly for tourists.<ref name="Skärgårdsnatur-2007">Skärgårdsnatur 2007, p 48-50</ref>
 ==Möja Archipelago==
-Möja forms part of the Storö-Bockö-Lökaön [[nature reserve]], in Swedish colloquially referred to as ''Möjareservatet''.  Historically, this group of islands used to belong to the villages on Möja.  Each village owned a specific island, which is still reflected in the names of the islands (i.e. Bergbo, Storö, Lökaön, and Ramsmoraö).  Since the 19th century, all these islands have been subdivided into smaller plots of land.  No permanent settlement on these islands are older than the 19th century, before which they were exclusively used for grazing, fishing, hunting, and for cultivating [[strawberry|strawberries]].<ref name="Skärgårdsnatur-2007" />
+Möja forms part of the [[Storö-Bockö-Lökaö Nature Reserve]], in Swedish colloquially referred to as ''Möjareservatet''.  Historically, this group of islands used to belong to the villages on Möja.  Each village owned a specific island, which is still reflected in the names of the islands (i.e. Bergbo, Storö, Lökaön, and Ramsmoraö).  Since the 19th century, all these islands have been subdivided into smaller plots of land.  No permanent settlement on these islands are older than the 19th century, before which they were exclusively used for grazing, fishing, hunting, and for cultivating [[strawberry|strawberries]].<ref name="Skärgårdsnatur-2007" />
-The nature of the Möja Archipelago reflects its location on the edge to the peripheral archipelago region.  While traces of human activities are plentiful, some areas are untouched barren cliffs and marshy grounds.<ref name="Skärgårdsnatur-2007" />
+The nature of the Möja Archipelago reflects its location on the edge to the peripheral archipelago region. While traces of early human activities are plentiful, some areas are untouched barren cliffs and marshy grounds.<ref name="Skärgårdsnatur-2007" /> Möja is today a popular tourist destination visited year around by the steamship company Waxholmsbolaget as well as by private boaters touring the greater Stockholm archipelago.
+{{wide image|Möja D81 1473 (36347369132).jpg|800px|Möja island}}
+{{wide image|Möja D81 1455 (36515442145).jpg|800px|One of Möja's smaller, shared harbors}}
 ==See also==
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 ==External links==
+{{commonscat|Möja}}
+{{Commons|Midsummer celebrations at Möja}}
+* {{cite web
+ | url = http://www.moja.nu
+ | title = En hemsida om Möja
+ | publisher = Agneta Österman
+ | accessdate = 2010-11-03
+}}
 * {{cite web
  | url = http://www.skargardsstiftelsen.se/?tid=areas&areaid=890
  | title = Möja-skärgården
- | publisher = Skärgårdsstiftelsen ([[Stockholm Archipelago Foundation]])
+ | publisher = Skärgårdsstiftelsen (Stockholm Archipelago Foundation)
  | accessdate = 2008-01-15
+ }}
- | language = English
-}}
-{{Stockholm-geo-stub}}
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-[[Category:Islands of Stockholm]]
+[[Category:Islands of the Stockholm archipelago]]
+[[Category:Islands of Värmdö Municipality]]
+{{Stockholm-geo-stub}}
-[[nl:Möja]]
-[[sv:Möja]]