Lilla Karlsö
Lilla Karlsö is a small Swedish island in the Baltic Sea, situated about Template:Convert off the west coast of Gotland and Template:Convert from Stora Karlsö; it is part of Eksta socken. During summer there are tour boats from Djupvik Template:Convert south of Klintehamn.
Environment
The island has an area of about Template:Convert and is Template:Convert high. Most of the island consists of a limestone plateau. Parts of the shoreline are bordered by steep cliffs. The island is mostly covered by alvar. There are several caves and up to Template:Convert high limestone pillars.
Flora and fauna
Since 1954, the island has been owned by the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation and it is now a nature reserve. It is mostly known for its rich flora and birdlife. There is some old broadleaf forest, which is unique for Gotland, and several rare plants for Sweden such as Lactuca quercina (called 'Karlsösallat' in Swedish), hart's-tongue fern and Petrorhagia prolifera. There are also colonies of several thousand pairs of guillemots and razorbills. Along with neighbouring Stora Karlsö, the island has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International.<ref name=bli>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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