Løvøya, Telemark
Løvøya is an island in Ormefjorden in Porsgrunn municipality, Norway.
On the island Morten Thrane Esmark found a black mineral which was sent to Swedish chemist Jöns Jakob Berzelius for examination in 1828 for further analysis. Berzelius determined that it contained a new element, which he named thorium after Thor, the Norse god of thunder.
Coordinates: 59°03′24″N 9°44′23″E / 59.056799°N 9.739666°E
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