Tarfala research station

The Tarfala research station is a field station of Stockholm University. The station is situated in the in northern Sweden. It specializes in glacial, periglacial and climatological research.
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  • Type: Research institute
  • Description: glacial and climatological station in northern Sweden
  • Also known as: “Tarfala”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lillsjön and Storglaciären.

Lake
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is a lake.

Glacier
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is a in in the of , . The glacier is classified as polythermal having both cold and warm bottom temperatures.

Peak
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is a peak.

Tarfala research station

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
way 211133965
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­research_institute
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Wiki­data ID
Q7685811
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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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