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Åland Islands
[ ah-luhnd, aw-luhnd; Swedish oh-lahnd ]
plural noun
- a group of Finnish islands in the Baltic Sea, between Sweden and Finland. 22,608; 572 sq. mi. (1,480 sq. km).
Åland Islands
/ ˈɔːlənd; ˈoːland; ˈɑːlənd /
plural noun
- a group of over 6000 islands under Finnish administration, in the Gulf of Bothnia. Capital: Mariehamn. Pop: 26 347 (2003 est) Finnish nameAhvenanmaa
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Finland and the Aland Islands must be evacuated by all Russian armed forces, both military and naval.
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The fortifications of Bomarsund lie on the eastern point of the largest of the Aland Islands.
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