Stenskar Labyrinth

Positioned on the island of Stenskar in the Swedish Lapland archipelago above the 65th parallel, this stone labyrinth belongs to the northernmost labyrinth-building tradition on Earth. Arctic labyrinths are consistently placed on small islands and coastal headlands where geomagnetic field lines enter the Earth's crust at steep angles due to proximity to the magnetic pole. At 353.98° Giza bearing, Stenskar lies on the Scandinavian meridional labyrinth corridor that threads from the Arctic through the Baltic toward Egypt. The archipelago's post-glacial land uplift — still rising 8-9mm per year — means this labyrinth was closer to sea level when constructed, likely on the tidal boundary between land and water.