Captain’s pit

Captain’s pit is a quarry in , . Captain’s pit is situated nearby to the museum , as well as near the village .
Photo: Lantgård, CC0.
  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: mine sinkhole in Sweden
  • Also known as: “Gropen, Fabiangropen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include All Saint’s Church and Treenighetens kapell.

Church
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is situated 1¼ km west of Captain’s pit.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 3 km south of Captain’s pit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Koskullskulle and Gällivare.

Village
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is a locality situated in , , with 874 inhabitants in 2010. It was founded in 1898 when iron ore was discovered. is situated 3 km east of Captain’s pit.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, Sami Váhčir, is a mining town in in northern , and an important railway junction as the ending point of Inlandsbanan and an important stop on the Malmbanan railway to .

Captain’s pit

Latitude
67.17597° or 67° 10′ 34″ north
Longitude
20.67557° or 20° 40′ 32″ east
Open location code
9GV25MGG+96
Open­Street­Map ID
way 123756868
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Wiki­data ID
Q96475237
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Captain’s pit” goes by many names.
  • Swedish: “Kaptensgropen”

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Highlights include Kåkstaden and LKAB Mining museum.

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