Pite-Rönnskär
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Pite-Rönnskär is a Swedish island with a lighthouse station located in the Bothnian Bay. The island is located at the border between the provinces of Västerbotten and Norrbotten but belongs to Skellefteå Municipality. The island was a well known fishing village for many years and contains a chapel dating from 1771. In 1821 a pilot station was located on the island. Today the fishing cabins on the island are used as summer residences. The island has a weather station, and wind observations from it are reported by the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute in their shipping forecast.
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