Jurmo

The northern shore of Jurmo.

Jurmois anislandand avillagein the municipality ofPargasin the outer islands of thearchipelagooff ofTurku,Finland.Directly south of the island ofKorpoand 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northeast of the island ofUtö,this elongated island is 5 km (3 mi) in length with an average width of 1 km (0.6 mi). The island has had its ownchurchsince 1846 and abird observatory.Although there are dozen or so permanent residents on the island, they are joined by quite a few part-time residents come summertime.

The island of Jurmo was formed during theice ageand, as an island surrounded by large amounts of gravel, and not consisting of only rock like most other islands in the region, is actually a distant continuation of theThird Salpausselkä.