Ytterby: The Tiny Swedish Island That Gave the Periodic Table 4 Elements

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	Ytterby: The Tiny Swedish Island That Gave the Periodic Table 4 Elements (slate.com)
	14 points by theoneill 5813 days ago

3 comments

PassTheAmmo 5813 days ago

Didn't you mean to link to this article: http://www.slate.com/id/2258112/entry/2260782/

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daivd 5813 days ago

Ytterby is not an island. It is a village _on_ an island: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ytterby

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m_eiman 5813 days ago

There are also several other places named "Ytterby", translated the name means something like "outer village". (I happen to live in one of the other ones :))

Pointless map of Ytterbys in Sweden: http://kartor.eniro.se/m/pBGRL

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s-phi-nl 5812 days ago

Just out of curiosity would "Ytterboe" mean "from Ytterby"? I'm wondering because my college has a dorm named "Ytterboe".

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m_eiman 5812 days ago

Nope, Ytterboe isn't swedish. "Person living in Ytterby" is "Ytterbybo", which is close but not quite the same.

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lasonrisa 5813 days ago

John you might need to consider Ytterby for "The Geek Atlas II".

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