Gotland

Or Gott·land

[got-luhnd, gawt-luhnd, gawl-luhnd]

noun

1. an island in the Baltic, forming a province of Sweden. 1,212 sq. mi. (3,140 sq. km). Visby.

Gotland

/ ˈɡɒtlənd, ˈɡɒθlənd, ˈɡɔtlant, ˈɡɒtlənd /

noun

1. an island in the Baltic Sea, off the SE coast of Sweden: important trading centre since the Bronze Age; long disputed between Sweden and Denmark, finally becoming Swedish in 1645; tourism and agriculture now important. Capital: Visby. Pop: (including associated islands) 57 677 (2004 est). Area: 3140 sq km (1212 sq miles)

Other Word Forms

• Gotlander noun
• Gottlander noun

Example Sentences

The latest such breach was reported last month near Gotland - Sweden's largest island.

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The Swedish coastguard has dispatched a research vessel to the east of Gotland, which is the country's largest island and the reported location of the latest breach.

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"We have a ship called KBV 003 on its way to east of Gotland. It is in the Swedish economic zone and we are assisting with the crime scene investigation," the coastguard added.

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Last month, two data cables were severed: the Arelion cable between the Swedish island of Gotland and Lithuania on 17 November, and then the C-Lion 1 cable was damaged between the Finnish capital, Helsinki, and the German port of Rostock.

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A telecommunications cable running between Finland and Germany was severed in November, and an internet link between Lithuania and Sweden's Gotland Island stopped working at around the same time.

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