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Bornholm

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

noun

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


Bornholm British  
/ bɔrnˈhɔlm /

noun

  1. 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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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

In September 2022, leaks were discovered in three of the four gas lines east of the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2024

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

“These things are happening all the time,” Bohon says of strange shakes such as those reported over the weekend on Bornholm.

From Scientific American • May 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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