A Tour Around Lappajärvi, Europe’s Largest Crater Lake
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Season 3, Episode 37 In this episode, I speak to Teemu Öhman who is a Craterologist or, to be more precise, an Earth and planetary scientist and lecturer at Arctic Planetary Science Institute. Teemu explained about the creation of Lake Lappajärvi in Etelä-Pohjanmaa, and then gave some recommendations of places to visit in the Lappajärvi area. All … Continue reading A Tour Around Lappajärvi, Europe’s Largest Crater Lake
Season 3, Episode 37
In this episode, I speak to Teemu Öhman who is a Craterologist or, to be more precise, an Earth and planetary scientist and lecturer at Arctic Planetary Science Institute.
Teemu explained about the creation of Lake Lappajärvi in Etelä-Pohjanmaa, and then gave some recommendations of places to visit in the Lappajärvi area. All of which you can discover for yourself, using the new virtual Craterlake Geotrail commissioned by Järviseutu-Seura ry
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Teemu’s Selected Highlights of Lappajärvi
Kivitippu hotel – molten bedrock used in the design of the hotel and geological exhibition http://www.kivitippu.fi/
Järviseuden golf course http://www.jgs.fi/kentta/kenttakartta/
Pyhävuori – steep hill with incredible views over lake Lappajärvi
Uhrikivi – mushroom shaped ‘sacrificial stone’ http://muinaistelemassa.blogspot.fi/2016/09/pyhavuoren-uhrikivi.html
Caves – the largest being the Devil’s Nest, allegedly once the home to trolls
6km nature trail that takes you through Lakeaharju
Vimpeli – visit Saarikenttä, home to Vimpelin Veto, 2017 champions of Finnish baseball (pesapallo) http://www.vimpelinveto.fi/
Rare limestone quarry
Stone kilns in eastern Vimpeli
Alajärvi Volcano Centre http://www.tulivuorikeskus.fi/eng_index.php
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Finnish words
Lappajärvi – Crater lake in Etelä-Pohjanmaa
Vimpeli – Town east of Lake Lappajärvi
Alajärvi – Town south of Lake Lappajärvi
Porvoo – Town in Southern Finland
Koli – Town in Eastern Finland
UNESCO Geo Park
Merenkurku – Archipelago area near Vaasa, Etelä-Pohjanmaa
Björköby – island in the Merenkurku area
Links
Teemu’s report Craterlake Geotrail (with descriptions/explanations in English) https://intolinkki.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/kraatterijarven_georeitti_ohman_web.pdf
Teemu’s blog http://kuusta.blogspot.fi/
Arctic Planetary Science Institute (APSI) website http://planetaryscience.fi/members/teemu-ohman/
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