7th. The town of TORNEÅ lies on a small island, on which the settlement itself is situated by the south-west shore. I call it an island since there is a shallow lake on the north side, the great Torne river to the south-east, and an inlet of the sea running in on the south-western and western sides. This latter is like a large river but so shallow that no vessels can approach closer than about 6 miles from the town. This inlet used to be the main course of the river but that has now cut its way to the western side and the area between the inlet and the lake dries out almost completely in summer.