Lockne crater
Lockne is a meteorite crater, located approximately 21 km south of the city of Östersund in northern Sweden. It has been suggested that it is a doublet with the nearby smaller Målingen Crater, 16 km apart.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nordanbergsberget and Bjännmyren.
Nordanbergsberget
Nature reserve
Photo: Jonny Hansson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nordanbergsberget is a nature reserve.
Bjännmyren
Nature reserve
Photo: Jonny Hansson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bjännmyren is a nature reserve, which is situated 3 km northwest of Lockne crater.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brunflo and Tandsbyn.
Brunflo
Village
Brunflo is a locality situated in Östersund Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 3,890 inhabitants in 2010. It is situated some 15 km south-east of Östersund. The cyclist Georg Johnsson was born here… Brunflo is situated 5 km north of Lockne crater.
Tandsbyn
Village
Tandsbyn is a locality situated in Östersund Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 374 inhabitants in 2010. Tandsbyn is situated 5 km southwest of Lockne crater.
Optand
Village
Optand is a locality situated in Östersund Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 257 inhabitants in 2010. Optand is situated 10 km north of Lockne crater.
Lockne crater
- Type: Church
- Description: meteorite crater in Sweden
- Categories: impact structure and religion
- Location: Lockne socken, Lockne, Östersund municipality, Jämtland County, Norrland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Lockne crater from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Lockne crater” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “隆克內撞擊坑”
- German: “Lockne-Krater”
- German: “Lockne”
- Indonesian: “Kawah Lockne”
- Polish: “Lockne”
- Romanian: “Craterul Lockne”
- Russian: “Локни (кратер)”
- Russian: “Локни”
- Swedish: “Geocenter - Locknekratern”
- Swedish: “Locknekratern”
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