Among other awards he has received the Anders Retzius Gold Medal of the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography, the Patron's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society and the Vautrin Lud International Prize in Geography (France).
Di antara penghargaannya yang lain ia menerima Medali emas Anders Retzius dari Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography, medali Patron dari Royal Geographical Society dan Penghargaan internasional Vautrin Lud dalam bidang Geografi (Prancis).