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SCANDINAVIA. 



Of all the Baltic islands Bornholm presents the most geometrical outlines, 

 consisting of a parallelogram 15 miles by 12, and sloping gently northwards. The 

 granitic plateau is covered with a thin layer of humus, where nothing formerly 

 grew except heather. But it has latterly been extensively planted, and the 

 Rytterknegten, or culminating point, 512 feet high, is now surrounded by 

 woodlands. At the northern extremity of the island Cape Hammeren is almost 



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-Helliodommen Rocks, North Coast, Borxhoi.m. 



entirely detached from the land by an isthmus, on which is a deep lake that the 

 people of Allinge proposed to convert into a harbour of refuge. But the project 

 was abandoned in consequence of the formidable obstacle presented by the granite 

 shores of the lake. Just south of this spot are the vast ruins of Hammershuus, 

 the former residence of the governors, and on the headland itself there now stands 

 one of the most important lighthouses in the Baltic. 



