Mount Aavasaksa

Mount Aavasaksa is located in Lapland, Finland. It is considered the southernmost point of the country. Its height is 242 meters. The mountain is included in the list of National Heritage, in 1876 it was visited by Emperor Alexander II. At the top of the mountain for a long time worked the famous cafe around, decorated with hunting trophies.

In the XVIII century, Mount Aavasaksa was explored as part of the French Geodetic Mission by the famous traveler Pierre Louis Maupertuis, and later it joined with a number of other mountains in the Struve geodesic arc, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Aavasaksa is surrounded by the rivers Tourne and Tengelio. Asteroid 2678 is named after the mountain.