Bornholm

American

[bawrn-hawlm, bawrn-hohm, -hohlm] / ˈbɔrnˌhɔlm, ˈbɔrn hoʊm, -hoʊlm /

noun

a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, S of Sweden. 227 sq. mi. (588 sq. km).

Bornholm British

/ bɔrnˈhɔlm /

noun

an island in the Baltic Sea, south of Sweden: administratively part of Denmark. Chief town: Rønne. Pop: 43 956 (2003 est). Area: 588 sq km (227 sq miles)

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Then, on 26 September 2022, several explosions were recorded close to the Danish island of Bornholm that ruptured three of the four pipelines.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025

At the end of September 2022, the Nord Stream gas pipeline on the bottom of the Baltic Sea exploded east of Bornholm and one of the largest unnatural methane gas emissions ever was a fact.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2024

Two of the leaks were in the Swedish economic zone northeast of the Danish island of Bornholm, and two in the Danish economic zone southeast of Bornholm, and were outside national waters.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2023

Raichlen first came across this century-old shrimp smoking technique while visiting Bornholm, a Danish island in the Baltic Sea and the former smoked fish capital of Europe.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2023

There is a museum on the island of Bornholm, full of items.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

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