Skaitevarra
Skaitevarra is a hill in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County and has an elevation of 400 metres. Skaitevarra is situated nearby to the hamlet Esrange.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Skylark launch tower.
Skylark launch tower
Industrial building
A Skylark tower was a tower used for the launch of earlier versions of Skylark rockets. As Skylark rockets had no guidance system and accelerated slowly, they required a safe launch tower with a height of at least 24 metres, with its own guidance system. Skylark launch tower is situated 3 km southwest of Skaitevarra.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Esrange.
Esrange
Hamlet
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Esrange Space Center or Esrange is Sweden's space and research center located about 40 kilometers east of the town of Kiruna in northern Sweden, owned and operated by the Swedish Space Corporation. Esrange is situated 3½ km southwest of Skaitevarra.
Skaitevarra
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 400 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County, Norrland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
67.91667° or 67° 55′ northLongitude
21.13333° or 21° 8′ eastElevation
400 metres (1,312 feet)Open location code
9GV3W48M+M8GeoNames ID
602930
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In Other Languages
“Skaitevarra” goes by many names.
- Tornedalen Finnish: “Skaitevarra”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Esrange Space Center and Sattajärvi.
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