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Encyclopedia > Struve Geodetic Arc
Struve Geodetic Arc*
UNESCO World Heritage Site
The northernmost station of the Struve Geodetic Arc is located in Fuglenes, Norway.
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Flag of Lithuania Lithuania A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 447 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2956 × 3966 pixel, file size: 1. ... As of 2006, there are a total of 830 World Heritage Sites located in 138 State Parties. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Estonia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Latvia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuania. ...

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Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iv, vi
Reference 1187
Region Europe and North America
Inscription History
Inscription 2005  (29th Session)
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List.
† Region as classified by UNESCO.

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. The chain was established and used by the German-born Russian scientist Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve in the years 1816 to 1855 to establish the exact size and shape of the earth. At that time, the chain passed merely through two countries: Sweden-Norway and the Russian Empire. In 2005, the chain was inscribed on the World Heritage List. A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Europe. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... It has been suggested that geodetic system be merged into this article or section. ... County Finnmark District Municipality NO-2004 Administrative centre Hammerfest Mayor (2006) Kristine Jørstad Bock (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 129 849 km² 819 km² 0. ... NASA satellite image of the Black Sea Map of the Black Sea The Black Sea is an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Anatolia that is actually a distant arm of the Atlantic Ocean by way of the Mediterranean Sea. ... Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve (1793-1864) Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve (Russian: Vasily Yakovlevich Struve) (April 15, 1793 – November 23, 1864 (Julian calendar: November 11)) was a Baltic-German astronomer from a famous dynasty of astronomers. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1855 (MDCCCLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... In geodesy, a reference ellipsoid is a mathematically-defined surface that approximates the geoid, the truer figure of the Earth, or other planetary body. ... This article is about Earth as a planet. ... Sweden and Norway 1888 The Union between Sweden and Norway refers to the kingdoms of Sweden and Norway between 1814 and 1905, when they were united under one monarch in a personal union, following the Convention of Moss, on August 14, and the Norwegian constitutional revision of November 4. ... Anthem God Save the Tsar! The Russian Empire in 1914 Capital Saint Petersburg Language(s) Russian Religion Russian Orthodoxy Government Monarchy Emperor  - 1721–1725 Peter the Great  - 1894–1917 Nicholas II History  - Accession of Peter I May 7, 1682 NS, April 27, 1682 OS²  - Empire proclaimed October 22, 1721 NS... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ...

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Chain

Norway

County Finnmark District Municipality NO-2004 Administrative centre Hammerfest Mayor (2006) Kristine Jørstad Bock (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 129 849 km² 819 km² 0. ... County Finnmark District Municipality NO-2012 Administrative centre Alta Mayor (2003) Geir Ove Bakken (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 7 3,849 km² 3,651 km² 1. ... County Finnmark District Municipality NO-2011 Administrative centre Kautokeino Mayor (2004) Klemet Erland Hætta (Samefolkets liste - Sámi Peoples Party) Official language form BokmÃ¥l and Sami Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 1 9,708 km² 8,964 km² 3. ...

Sweden

  • "Pajtas-vaara" (Tynnyrilaki) in Kiruna
  • "Kerrojupukka" (Jupukka) in Pajala
  • Pullinki in Övertorneå
  • "Perra-vaara" (Perävaara) in Haparanda

Tynnyrilaki is a 445-meter-high (1,460 ft) mountain 120 km E. of Kiruna, Sweden. ... Kiruna View from just outside Kiruna, with European route E10 left to Luleå and right to Narvik, Norway. ... Jupukka is a Swedish mountain north of Pajala. ... Pajala is a Municipality in Norrbotten County, in northern Sweden. ... Pullinki is a 335 meter high mountain in northern Sweden. ... ... Haparanda is a Municipality in Norrbotten County, in northern Sweden. ...

Finland

  • Stuor-Oivi (currently Stuorrahanoaivi) in Enontekiö (Enontekis in Swedish)
  • Avasaksa (currently Aavasaksa) in Ylitornio (Övertorneå in Swedish)
  • Tornea (currently Alatornion kirkko) in Tornio (Torneå in Swedish)
  • Puolakka (currently Oravivuori) in Korpilahti
  • Porlom II (currently Tornikallio) in Lapinjärvi (Lappträsk in Swedish)
  • Svartvira (currently Mustaviiri) in Pyhtää (Pyttis in Swedish)

Enontekiö (Eanodat in Northern Sami, Enontekis in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Aavasaksa is a sharp-edged hill in Ylitornio municipality in Finnish Lapland. ... Ylitornio (Övertorneå in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Location on Finnish map Tornio (Swedish: Torneå) is a municipality in Lapland, Finland. ... Landscape of Korpilahti seen from the top of mount Oravivuori Korpilahti is a municipality of Finland. ... Founded 1575 Province Southern Finland Region Eastern Uusimaa Sub-region Loviisa Area - Of which land - Rank 339. ... Image:Location of Lapinjärvi in Finland. ... Pyhtää (Pyttis in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ...

Russia

  • "Mäki-päälys" (Mäkinpäällys) in Hogland
  • "Hogland, Z" (Gogland, Tochka Z) also in Hogland

Hogland (Russian: Гогланд; Finnish: Suursaari; Swedish: Hogland) is an island in the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, located some 180 km west of Saint Petersburg and 35 km away from the coast of Finland. ...

Estonia

  • "Woibifer" (Võivere) in Avanduse
  • "Katko" (Simuna) in Avanduse
  • "Dorpat" (Tartu observatory) in Tartu

County Tartu County Mayor Laine Jänes Area 38. ...

Latvia

  • "Sestu-Kalns" (Ziestu) in Sausneja
  • "Jacobstadt" (Jekabpils) in Jekabpils

Jēkabpils. ...

Lithuania

  • "Karischki" (Gireišiai) in Panemunėlis
  • "Meschkanzi" (Meškonys) in Nemenčinė
  • "Beresnäki" (Paliepiukai) in Nemėžis

Location Ethnographic region Aukštaitija County Vilnius County Municipality Vilnius district municipality Elderate Nemenčinė elderate Coordinates General Information Capital of Nemenčinė elderate Population 5,885 in 2005 (55th) First mentioned 14th century Granted city rights 1955 Nemenčinė ( (help·info)) is a city in Vilnius district municipality, Lithuania. ...

Belarus

  • "Tupischki" (Tupishki) in Oshmyany district
  • "Lopati" (Lopaty) in Zelva district
  • "Ossownitza" (Ossovnitsa) in Ivanovo district
  • "Tchekutsk" (Chekutsk) in Ivanovo district
  • "Leskowitschi" (Leskovichi) in Ivanovo district

Coat of Arms Ashmyany (Belarusian: , Lithuanian: , Polish: , Russian: ) is a town in Hrodna voblast, Belarus (previously in Vilna Governorate, Imperial Russia), capital of the Ašmiany raion. ... Ivanava (Belarusian: , Russian: , Polish: ) is a city in the Brest Province of Belarus, an administrative center of the Ivanava district. ...

Moldova

  • "Rudi" in Rudi

Ukraine

  • Katerinowka in Antonivka, Khmelnytsky Oblast (49°33′57″N, 26°45′22″E )
  • Felschtin in Hvardiiske, Khmelnytsky Oblast (49°19′48″N, 26°40′55″E )
  • Baranowka in Baranivka, Khmelnytsky Oblast (49°08′55″N, 26°59′30″E )
  • Staro-Nekrassowka (Stara Nekrasivka) in Nekrasivka, Odessa Oblast (45°19′54″N, 28°55′41″E )

Khmelnytskyi Oblast (Хмельницька область, Khmel’nyts’ka oblast’ or Хмельниччина, Khmelnychchyna in Ukrainian) is an oblast (province) of western Ukraine. ... Baranivka (Ukrainian: ) is a city in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. ... Administrative center Odessa Governor Ivan Vasylyovych Plachkov (Peoples Union Our Ukraine) Oblast council  - Chairperson  - Council seats Mykola Leonidovych Skoryk (Party of Regions) 120 Subdivisions  - Raions  - Cities of oblast subordinance  - Cities   -Towns  - Villages 26 7 19 33 1,138 Area Total  - Land  - Water (% of total)  Ranked 1st 33,310 km...

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
Struve Geodetic Arc
  • Listing on UNESCO website
  • A UNESCO article about the chain
  • FIG - Proposal to UNESCO for the Struve Geodetic Arc to become a World Heritage Monument
  • J.R. Smith. The Struve Geodetic Arc


 

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