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An island or isle is any piece ___MASK35___ sub - continental land that is surrounded by water . Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets , skerries , cays or keys . An island in a river or a lake island may be called an eyot or ait , and a small island off the coast may be called a holm . A grouping ___MASK35___ geographically or geologically related islands is called an archipelago , e . g . the ___MASK22___ . Gutnish , or Gotlandic , is a Scandinavian language spoken on the island ___MASK35___ Gotland in Sweden  generally considered to be a dialect ___MASK35___ Swedish . Most Gotlanders speak Standard Swedish and contemporary Gutnish has been significantly influenced by it . It is an open issue whether the traditional Gutnish ( sometimes called Older Gutnish ) dialect , which was close to Old Gutnish , should be considered an independent language or a dialect ___MASK35___ Swedish . There are major efforts to revive the traditional variety ___MASK35___ Gutnish , and Gutamålsgillet ( Gutnish Language Guild ) is organizing classes and meetings for speakers ___MASK35___ traditional Gutnish . According to the guild ' s webpage , there are now 1500 people using Gutnish on Facebook . Gotska Sandön ( literally translated as Gotlandic Sand Island ) is an uninhabited Swedish island , since 1909 also a ___MASK47___ , situated north of Fårö in the Baltic Sea . Legally a part of Gotland province , it is approximately long and wide , with a total area of approximately . The island consists mostly of sand and is dominated by beaches , dunes and especially pine forests . Aside from a colony of grey seals , the higher fauna is not very rich . However , the island is home to many rare insects and plants , including the Kashubian vetch and several species of orchid . During the summer , there are regular boat tours from Fårö Island and Nynäshamn on the mainland . ___MASK90___ , officially the Kingdom ___MASK35___ ___MASK90___ ( Swedish : ), is a Scandinavian country in ___MASK9___ Europe . It borders Norway to the west and Finland to the east , and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridge - tunnel across the Öresund . At , ___MASK90___ is the third - largest country in the European Union by area , with a total population ___MASK35___ 10 . 0 million . ___MASK90___ consequently has a low population density ___MASK35___ , with the highest concentration in the southern half ___MASK35___ the country . Approximately 85 % ___MASK35___ the population lives in urban areas . Visby is a locality and the seat ___MASK35___ ___MASK63___ in Gotland County , on the island ___MASK35___ Gotland , Sweden with 23 , 880 inhabitants , . Visby is also the episcopal see for the Diocese ___MASK35___ Visby . The Hanseatic city ___MASK35___ Visby is arguably the best - preserved medieval city in Scandinavia and since 1995 , it is on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list . Among the most notable historical remains are the long town wall that encircles the town center , and a number ___MASK35___ church ruins . ___MASK83___ ( older spellings include Gottland or Gothland ,), " Gutland " in the local dialect Gutnish , is a province , county , municipality , and diocese ___MASK35___ Sweden . It is Sweden ' s largest island . The province includes the small islands ___MASK35___ Fårö and Gotska Sandön to the north , as well as the even smaller Karlsö Islands ( Lilla and Stora ) to the west . The population is 57 , 221 , ___MASK35___ which about 23 , 600 live in Visby , the main town . The island ___MASK35___ ___MASK83___ and the other areas ___MASK35___ the province ___MASK35___ ___MASK83___ make up less than one percent ___MASK35___ Sweden ' s total land area . Fårö is a Baltic Sea island just off ___MASK11___ ___MASK35___ the island ___MASK35___ Gotland , itself off mainland Sweden ' s southeastern coast . It is the second - largest island in the province and it is a popular summer resort . It has its own dialect (" Faroymal ", a dialect ___MASK35___ Gutnish ), claimed to be the oldest language in Sweden . Formerly a socken which includes the Gotska Sandön island , on 1January 2016 , it was reconstituted into the administrative area Fårö District . Ronehamn is a village situated on the island ___MASK83___ , ___MASK90___ with 129 inhabitants in 2005 .