Tarfala research station
The Tarfala research station is a field station of Stockholm University. The station is situated in the Tarfala Valley in northern Sweden. It specializes in glacial, periglacial and climatological research.
- Type: Research institute
- Description: glacial and climatological station in northern Sweden
- Also known as: “Tarfala”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lillsjön and Storglaciären.
Storglaciären
Glacier
Storglaciären is a glacier in Tarfala Valley in the Scandinavian Mountains of Kiruna Municipality, Sweden. The glacier is classified as polythermal having both cold and warm bottom temperatures.
Tarfala research station
- Categories: research station, residential area, and education
- Location: Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County, Norrland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
67.91129° or 67° 54′ 41″ north
Longitude
18.61028° or 18° 36′ 37″ east
Operator
Stockholms universitet
Open location code
9FVWWJ66+G4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=research_institute
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Tarfala research station” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Tarfala forskningsstation”
- Dutch: “Tarfala research station”
- Swedish: “Tarfala forskningsstation”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include STF Tarfala Mountain cabin and Darfáljávri.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Walter Schytt and Tarfala Valley.
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