Brunnsviken

Brunnsviken (literally The Bay of Wells) is a 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) by 0.4–0.5 kilometres (0.25–0.31 mi) brackish lake in Sweden located on the boundary between Solna Municipality and Stockholm Municipality, connecting to Lilla Värtan through Ålkistan.^[1] It has a perimeter of 12 kilometres (7.5 mi). Around Brunnsviken there are a wide range of interesting buildings and facilities. Brunnsviken stretches all the way from Vasastaden, Stockholm in the south to Bergshamra, Solna in the north, with Hagaparken along the western shoreline.^[1] In the 1700s, Gustav III had plans to build a continuous belt of English parks around the lake. Since 1994, Brunnsviken has been a part of the Royal National City Park.

Brunnsviken
Aerial view from the north with the City of Stockholm at the end of the bay (top)
Brunnsviken
Location	Sweden
Coordinates	59°22.2′N 18°2.3′E
Type	lake
Max. length	3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi)
Max. width	0.4–0.5 kilometres (0.25–0.31 mi)
Shore length1	12 kilometres (7.5 mi)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.