Struve Geodetic Arc
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Address | 9600 Hammerfest, Norway |
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Criteria | ii, iii, vi |
UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription | 2005 |
Architects | Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve |
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ID | 2338170 |
About Struve Geodetic Arc
The Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through ten countries and over 2,820 km, which yielded the first accurate measurement of a meridian.
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