Luleå

American  

[loo-le-aw] / ˈlu lɛˌɔ /

noun

1. a seaport in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.

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Luleå British  

/ ˈluːləoː /

noun

1. a port in N Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia: industrial and shipbuilding centre; icebound in winter. Pop: 72 608 (2004 est)

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Luleå

But a few hundred metres away from the Luleå furnace is a smaller one that makes iron with much less carbon pollution.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 23, 2022

But the firm's efforts are far from greenwashing, according to Math Bollen, a professor in electric power engineering, at Luleå University of Technology's campus, on the other side of the Skellefte river.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2021

Nadhir al-Ansari, the engineer who made the first inspection of the Mosul Dam, now lives in Luleå, Sweden.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 25, 2016

Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian The site manager, Joel Kjellgren, said Luleå had proved a great location.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 25, 2015

Finally we reached the opposite shore, drove up a long slope, through a large village of stables, and past the imposing church of Old Luleå to the inn.

From Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland by Taylor, Bayard