Los, Sweden
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Los | |
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![]() Los seen from the site of the former Los cobalt mine. | |
Coordinates: 61°44′N 15°10′E / 61.733°N 15.167°E | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Hälsingland |
County | Gävleborg County |
Municipality | Ljusdal Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 1.61 km2 (0.62 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 387 |
• Density | 241/km2 (620/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Los is a locality situated in Ljusdal Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 332 inhabitants in 2020.[1]
The village is known for its 18th-century cobalt mine, where Axel Fredrik Cronstedt discovered the chemical element of nickel in 1751. Today, the mine is a tourist attraction.
An 8-kilometre-wide crater on Mars was officially named after this village in 1979. The crater is located at 35.4°S and 76.3°W on the Martian surface.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "Mars Nomenclature: Crater, craters". Astrogeology Research Program. Retrieved 27 August 2008.