Los, Sweden

Local nameLos
LocationLjusdals kommun, Sweden

Los is a locality situated in Ljusdal Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 332 inhabitants in 2020.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.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los,_Sweden

Official Website https://www.loos.se/

Coordinates 61°44'11.448" N 15°10'9.153" E

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