🏛️ Struve Geodetic Arc

Belarus · Europe · Cultural · 45.33°N, 28.93°E

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 kilometres (1,750 mi), which yielded the first accurate meridian arc measurement.

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Quick facts

Country	Belarus
Continent / region	Europe
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	45.33°N, 28.93°E · view on map

Struve Geodetic Arc is a cultural World Heritage site in Belarus, in Europe. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Struve Geodetic Arc was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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