Hernesaaret
Hernesaaret is an islet in Iitti, Lahti, Päijänne Tavastia. Hernesaaret is situated nearby to the locality Haukkaselkä, as well as near Haukkavuori.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 3½ km south of Hernesaaret.
Vuolenkosken voimalaitos
Power station
Photo: Msaynevirta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vuolenkosken voimalaitos is a power station, which is situated 3½ km south of Hernesaaret.
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. Vuolenkoski is situated 3 km south of Hernesaaret.
Hernesaaret
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Kymenlaakso, Finland
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Iitti, Lahti, Päijänne Tavastia, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
61.11048° or 61° 6′ 38″ northLongitude
26.18175° or 26° 10′ 54″ eastElevation
77 metres (253 feet)Open location code
9GH8456J+5MOpenStreetMap ID
way 12293366OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Hernesaaret” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Хернесарет”
- Cebuano: “Hernesaaret”
- Finnish: “Hernesaaret”
- Swedish: “Hernesaaret”
- Turkish: “Hernesaaret”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Haukkaselkä and Haukkavuori.
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