Difference between revisions of "Kittilä, Finland"

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   | nw = [[Hetta, Finland|Hetta]]
 
   | nw = [[Hetta, Finland|Hetta]]
 
   | n  = [[Peltovuoma, Finland|Peltovuoma]]
 
   | n  = [[Peltovuoma, Finland|Peltovuoma]]
   | ne = [[68,25]]
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   | ne = [[Lemmenjoki, Finland|Lemmenjoki]]
 
   | w  = [[Kolari, Finland|Kolari]]
 
   | w  = [[Kolari, Finland|Kolari]]
 
   | name = [[Kittilä, Finland|Kittilä]]
 
   | name = [[Kittilä, Finland|Kittilä]]
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== About ==
 
== About ==
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[[File:Kesanki_2009_1600px.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Kesänki fell as seen from the Kellostapuli. 2009. Photo: Tilley.]]
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This graticule is located at [[67,24]]. {{Today's location|lat=67|lon=24}}
  
This graticule is located at [[67,24]]. [http://carabiner.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=67&long=24&zoom=9&abs=-1 Today's location]
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The graticule is in the Finnish Lapland. Year-round population is sparse, but in the winter skiing season the population grows to thousands. Two very popular skiing centers, Levi and Ylläs lie in the graticule. In Kittilä there is an international airport, so also foreign tourists come here a lot.  
  
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Half of the [http://www.luontoon.fi/pallas-yllastunturi national park of Pallas-Yllästunturi] lies within this graticule. 
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Note that the graticule is very distorted due to the proximity of North Pole.
  
 
== Meetups ==
 
== Meetups ==
  
[[2013-08-23_67_24]] Reached by [[User:isopekka|isopekka]]
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1. [[2013-08-23_67_24]] Reached by [[User:isopekka|isopekka]]
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2. [[2013-12-30_67_24]] Reached by [[User:Nebini|Nebini]]
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3. [[2014-03-04_67_24]] Reached by [[User:Tilley|Tilley]] and Mrs. Tilley
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4. [[2017-08-05_67_24|2017-08-05]] Reached by [[User:Pastori|Pastori]] and The Wife
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5. [[2019-06-27_67_24|2019-06-27]] Reached by [[User:Pastori|Pastori]] and The Wife
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5. [[2020-07-13_67_24|2020-07-13]] Reached by [[User:Kripakko|Kripakko]]
  
[[2013-12-30_67_24]] Reached by [[User:Nebini|Nebini]]
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7. [[2021-03-18_67_24|2021-03-18]] Reached by [[User:Bysmyyr|Bysmyyr]] ([[User talk:Bysmyyr|talk]])
  
== Notably dates ==
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== Notable dates ==
  
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[[Category:Finland]]

Latest revision as of 07:15, 20 March 2024

Hetta Peltovuoma Lemmenjoki
Kolari Kittilä Unarin-Luusua
Övertorneå, Sweden Tervola Rovaniemi

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About

Kesänki fell as seen from the Kellostapuli. 2009. Photo: Tilley.

This graticule is located at 67,24. Today's location

The graticule is in the Finnish Lapland. Year-round population is sparse, but in the winter skiing season the population grows to thousands. Two very popular skiing centers, Levi and Ylläs lie in the graticule. In Kittilä there is an international airport, so also foreign tourists come here a lot.

Half of the national park of Pallas-Yllästunturi lies within this graticule.

Note that the graticule is very distorted due to the proximity of North Pole.

Meetups

1. 2013-08-23_67_24 Reached by isopekka

2. 2013-12-30_67_24 Reached by Nebini

3. 2014-03-04_67_24 Reached by Tilley and Mrs. Tilley

4. 2017-08-05 Reached by Pastori and The Wife

5. 2019-06-27 Reached by Pastori and The Wife

5. 2020-07-13 Reached by Kripakko

7. 2021-03-18 Reached by Bysmyyr (talk)

Notable dates

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isopekka earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (67, 24) graticule, here, on 2013-08-23.