Hiidenkirnu
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.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nummela and Vihti.
Nummela
Town
Photo: Abc10, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vihti is a municipality in Uusimaa, some 50 km northwest of Helsinki. Vihti is the northernmost part of the Helsinki region and it has a population of about 29,000 residents. Nummela is situated 5 km southeast of Hiidenkirnu.
Vihti
Photo: Victor Belousov, CC BY 3.0.
Vihti is a municipality in Uusimaa, some 50 km northwest of Helsinki. Vihti is the northernmost part of the Helsinki region and it has a population of about 29,000 residents.
Ojakkala
Village
Photo: Arkke, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vihti is a municipality in Uusimaa, some 50 km northwest of Helsinki. Vihti is the northernmost part of the Helsinki region and it has a population of about 29,000 residents. Ojakkala is situated 6 km east of Hiidenkirnu.
Hiidenkirnu
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.37185° or 60° 22′ 19″ northLongitude
24.27642° or 24° 16′ 35″ eastOpen location code
9GG697CG+PHOpenStreetMap ID
node 6151818765OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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