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Ottekra Slate Quarries, Otta, Sel, Innlandet, Norwayi
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Ottekra Slate QuarriesQuarry
OttaTown
SelMunicipality
InnlandetCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 46' 22'' North , 9° 31' 42'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
61.77298,9.52846
GeoHash:
G#: u4yz2v6mt
GRN:
N42E04
Type:
Quarry
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Otta1,602 (2010)0.4km
Dale773 (2013)1.8km
Lalm301 (2013)14.2km
Kvam844 (2013)14.6km
Lia248 (2012)15.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
407180
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:407180:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Norwegian:
Ottekra skiferbrudd, Otta, Sel, Oppland, Norge


The Ottekra slate quarries refers to a number of quarries (cf. relief map and a map in Berg et al. (2016).
The coordinates are for the largest. Instead of listing the coordinates of all the other quarries, they can be seen at the PDF below.

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References

Berg, Bjørn Ivar, Sæland, Frode, Nyland, Astrid Johanne, Østensen, Per Øyvind, Nordrum, Fred Steinar, Kullerud, Kåre - Eds. (2016) Bergverk i Norge. Kulturminner og historie [Mines in Norway. Cultural monuments and history]. Fagbokforlaget. p.1-430.p.148
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