Ribacksforsen

Ribacksforsen is a rapids in Kronoby, Jakobstadsregionen, Ostrobothnia. Ribacksforsen is situated nearby to the rapids Buldansforsen, as well as near Melakosk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nedervetil.

Nedervetil

Town

Photo: U921, Public domain.

Nedervetil is a former municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland. It is now part of Kronoby municipality. It has given its Finnish name to Alaveteli, open source software to help in Freedom of Information enquiries, because Anders Chydenius, an early proponent of freedom of the press, lived and worked as a curate in this area for some years. Nedervetil is situated 3 km west of Ribacksforsen.

Ribacksforsen

Type: Rapids
Category: body of water
Location: Kronoby, Jakobstadsregionen, Ostrobothnia, West Coast, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

63.69839° or 63° 41′ 54″ north

Longitude

23.38549° or 23° 23′ 8″ east

Open location code

9GM5M9XP+95

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2467457226

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=rapids

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Highlights include Buldansforsen and Melakosk.

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