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Karlskrona

British  
/ ˈkɑɪlsˌkrəʊnə /

noun

  1. a port in S Sweden: Sweden's main naval base since 1680. Pop: 61 097 (2004 est)

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The Gotland is based at Karlskrona, about 350 km across the Baltic from Kaliningrad.

From Reuters • Jul. 3, 2023

The incident occurred on a passenger ferry heading from a port in northern Poland to Karlskrona.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2023

In 1981 a Soviet Whiskey-class submarine, U137, ran aground near Karlskrona, a Swedish naval base.

From Economist • Oct. 23, 2014

The most famous incident took place in 1981 when a Soviet submarine hit rocks near Karlskrona, the main Swedish naval base, in the south of the country.

From The Guardian • Oct. 19, 2014

And now he remembered that grandpa had also spoken of the wooden man, and said that all the children in Karlskrona were so fond of him.

From The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Howard, Velma Swanston