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Kuröd skalbankar (Kuröd Shell banks) in Uddevalla, Sweden
Photo taken in part of shell bank area located in Kuröd Natur Reserve, east of the city of Uddevalla in Bohuslän, Sweden, in May 2023.
East of Uddevalla located one of the world's largest shell banks. In the shell banks, shell remains from more than 100 different marine invertebrates have been found. Also skeletal remains of whales, seals and fish have been found. The huge mounds of shells were formed about 10,000 years ago when the area was covered by seawater. For a period of about 1000 years there were here a wide strait where fresh water from it melting ice sheet mixed with The salty waters of the West Sea. Strong water currents favored a rich plant and animal life in the sea. Eventually, more was drained and more of the land due to the land uplift. Today, the banks are 55 – 75 above current sea level.
Kuröd skalbankar (Kuröd Shell banks) in Uddevalla, Sweden
Photo taken in part of shell bank area located in Kuröd Natur Reserve, east of the city of Uddevalla in Bohuslän, Sweden, in May 2023.
East of Uddevalla located one of the world's largest shell banks. In the shell banks, shell remains from more than 100 different marine invertebrates have been found. Also skeletal remains of whales, seals and fish have been found. The huge mounds of shells were formed about 10,000 years ago when the area was covered by seawater. For a period of about 1000 years there were here a wide strait where fresh water from it melting ice sheet mixed with The salty waters of the West Sea. Strong water currents favored a rich plant and animal life in the sea. Eventually, more was drained and more of the land due to the land uplift. Today, the banks are 55 – 75 above current sea level.