Kavonsaari
Kavonsaari is an islet in Iitti, Lahti, Päijänne Tavastia. Kavonsaari is situated nearby to the locality Paaterinselkä, as well as near Haukkaselkä.Places of Interest
Highlights include Giant’s kettle and Vuolenkosken voimalaitos.
Giant’s kettle
Historic site
Photo: Beckstet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
A giant's kettle, also known as either a giant's cauldron, moulin pothole, or glacial pothole, is a typically large and cylindrical pothole drilled in solid rock underlying a glacier either by water descending down a deep moulin or by gravel rotating in the bed of subglacial meltwater stream. Giant’s kettle is situated 2½ km south of Kavonsaari.
Vuolenkosken voimalaitos
Power station
Photo: Msaynevirta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vuolenkosken voimalaitos is a power station, which is situated 2½ km south of Kavonsaari.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vuolenkoski.
Vuolenkoski
Village
Photo: Junafani, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vuolenkoski is a village located in the northern part of Iitti municipality in Päijät-Häme, Finland. Kymi River flows south of the village. Vuolenkoski has an elementary school, a sports field, a café and a volunteer fire department.
Kavonsaari
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Kymenlaakso, Finland
- Categories: island, forest, locality, and landform
- Location: Iitti, Lahti, Päijänne Tavastia, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
61.10213° or 61° 6′ 8″ northLongitude
26.19115° or 26° 11′ 28″ eastElevation
77 metres (253 feet)Open location code
9GH8452R+VFOpenStreetMap ID
way 10889388OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
10082888Wikidata ID
Q24529314
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Kavonsaari” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Кавонсари”
- Cebuano: “Kavonsaari”
- Finnish: “Kavonsaari”
- Swedish: “Kavonsaari”
- Turkish: “Kavonsaari”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Paaterinselkä and Haukkaselkä.
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