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Frösö Zoo
Frösö zoo is a zoo on the island Frösön close to the town of Östersund in Sweden. Created and owned by Åke Netterström, it covers some 42 hectares and includes several species of tropical carnivores and other exotic animals' species. A terrarium which covers 1600 m2 exhibits crocodiles, snakes, lizards and different monkeys Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as simians. Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes. Thus monkeys, in that sense, co .... After unsuccessfully trying to sell the zoo, it was reported that the animals will be relocated and the operations will shut down during 2019. References External links * Zoos in Sweden Buildings and structures in Jämtland County Östersund Municipality 1960 establishments in Sweden 20th-century establishments in Jämtland County {{zoo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frösön
Frösön (, ; " Frey's island") is the largest island in the lake Storsjön, Jämtland, Sweden. Part of the city Östersund is located on the island. During most of recorded history Frösön was the regional centre of Jämtland, and it is the location of the Frösö Runestone, the northernmost in the world. The Swedish composer Wilhelm Peterson-Berger had a summer house (and from 1930 a permanent home) on the island. In 1896 Peterson-Berger composed a set of piano pieces entitled ''Frösöblomster'' (''Flowers of Frösön''), and his opera '' Arnljot'' from 1910 is partly based on the runic inscriptions on Frösö Runestone. History Frösön is named after the Norse god Freyr. It is the location of the " Frösö Runestone", the northernmost raised runestone in the world, dating from 1030-1050 AD. Frösön was a separate ''köping'' until 1974 but was merged with Östersund at that time. Hospital From 1915 to 1988, Frösön was the location of , a state-owned psychiatric ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Östersund
Östersund (; ) is an Urban areas in Sweden, urban area (Stad (Sweden), city) in Jämtland in northern Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth-largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön. It is the only city in Jämtland. The northern part of the urban area is located inside of the municipality of Krokom Municipality, Krokom. Östersund is the region's cultural and economical centre and by tradition a city of trade and commerce. The city had one of the most extensive garrisons in Sweden prior to its closure in the early-21st century. Östersund is home to Mid Sweden University's largest campus site with approximately 7,000 students. With a total population of 50,960 (2017) Östersund is the List of cities in Sweden by population, 22nd most populous city in Sweden, the List of cities in Scandinavia by population, 46th most populous city in Scandinavia, and by far the largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Wind
NASA WorldWind is an open-source (released under the NOSA license and the Apache 2.0 license) virtual globe. According to the website, "WorldWind is an open source virtual globe API. WorldWind allows developers to quickly and easily create interactive visualizations of 3D globe, map and geographical information. Organizations around the world use WorldWind to monitor weather patterns, visualize cities and terrain, track vehicle movement, analyze geospatial data and educate humanity about the Earth." It was first developed by NASA in 2003 for use on personal computers and then further developed in concert with the free software movement, open source community since 2004. a web-based version of WorldWind is available online. An Android (operating system), Android version is also available. The original version relied on .NET Framework, which ran only on Microsoft Windows. The more recent Java (programming language), Java version, WorldWind Java, is cross platform, a sof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
