Struve Geodetic Arc
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| State Party |  Belarus,  Estonia,  Finland,  Latvia,  Lithuania,  Norway,  Moldova,  Russia,  Sweden and  Ukraine |
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| Type | Cultural | |
| Criteria | ii, iv, vi | |
| Identification | #1187 | |
| Region2 | Europe and North America | |
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| Formal Inscription: | 2005 29th WH Committee Session |
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| WH link: | http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1187 | |
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1 Name as officially inscribed on the WH List |
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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.
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[edit] Chain
[edit] Norway
- Fuglenes in Hammerfest
- Raipas in Alta
- Luvdiidcohkka in Kautokeino
- Baelljasvarri in Kautokeino
[edit] Sweden
- "Pajtas-vaara" (Tynnyrilaki) in Kiruna
- "Kerrojupukka" (Jupukka) in Pajala
- Pullinki in Övertorneå
- "Perra-vaara" (Perävaara) in Haparanda
[edit] Finland
- Stuor-Oivi (presently Stuorrahanoaivi) in Enontekiö (Enontekis in Swedish)
- Avasaksa (presently Aavasaksa) in Ylitornio (Övertorneå in Swedish)
- Tornea (presently Alatornion kirkko) in Tornio (Torneå in Swedish)
- Puolakka (presently Oravivuori) in Korpilahti
- Porlom II (presently Tornikallio) in Lapinjärvi (Lappträsk in Swedish)
- Svartvira (presently Mustaviiri) in Pyhtää (Pyttis in Swedish)
[edit] Russia
- "Mäki-päälys" (Mäkinpäällys) in Hogland
- "Hogland, Z" (Gogland, Tochka Z) also in Hogland
[edit] Estonia
- "Woibifer" (Võivere) in Avanduse
- "Katko" (Simuna) in Avanduse
- "Dorpat" (Tartu observatory) in Tartu
[edit] Latvia
- "Sestu-Kalns" (Ziestu) in Sausneja
- "Jacobstadt" (Jekabpils) in Jekabpils
[edit] Lithuania
- "Karischki" (Gireišiai) in Panemunėlis
- "Meschkanzi" (Meškonys) in Nemenčinė
- "Beresnäki" (Paliepiukai) in Nemėžis
[edit] 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
[edit] Moldova
- Rudi in Rudi
[edit] Ukraine
- Katerinowka in Antonivka, Khmelnytsky Oblast ()
- Felschtin in Hvardiiske, Khmelnytsky Oblast ()
- Baranowka in Baranivka, Khmelnytsky Oblast ()
- Staro-Nekrassowka (Stara Nekrasivka) in Nekrasivka, Odessa Oblast ()
[edit] External links
- 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
Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park | Mir Castle Complex | Niaśviž Castle Complex | Struve Geodetic Arc (w/ nine other countries)
Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn | Struve Geodetic Arc (w/ nine other countries)
Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki | Fortress of Suomenlinna | High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago (w/ Sweden) | Old Rauma | Petäjävesi Old Church | Verla Ground Wood and Board Mill | Struve Geodetic Arc (w/ nine other countries)
Riga | Struve Geodetic Arc (w/ nine other countries)
Curonian Spit (w/ Russia) | Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė) | Struve Geodetic Arc (w/ nine other countries) | Vilnius Historic Centre
Struve Geodetic Arc (w/ nine other countries)
Bryggen | Rock Art of Alta | Røros Mining Town | Struve Geodetic Arc (w/ nine other countries) | Urnes Stave Church | Vegaøyan -- The Vega Archipelago | West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord
Central Sikhote-Alin | Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Monuments | Church of the Ascension, Kolomenskoye | Curonian Spit (w/ Lithuania) | Ferapontov Monastery | Golden Mountains of Altai | Kazan Kremlin | Kizhi Pogost | Lake Baikal | Monuments of Derbent | Monuments of Novgorod | Moscow Kremlin and Red Square | Novodevichy Convent | Solovetsky Islands Ensemble | Struve Geodetic Arc (w/ nine other countries) | Trinity-Sergius Lavra | Uvs Nuur Basin (w/ Mongolia) | Virgin Komi Forests | Volcanoes of Kamchatka | Western Caucasus | White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal | Wrangel Island | Yaroslavl
Agricultural Landscape of Southern Öland | Birka and Hovgården | Church Village of Gammelstad, Luleå | Engelsberg Ironworks | High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago (w/ Finland) | Karlskrona | Laponian Area | Mining Area of the Great Copper Mountain, Falun | Rock Carvings in Tanum | Royal Domain of Drottningholm | Skogskyrkogården | Struve Geodetic Arc (w/ nine other countries) | Varberg Radio Station | Visby
Kiev: Pechersk Lavra • Saint Sophia Cathedral • Lviv: Ensemble of the Historic Centre • Struve Geodetic Arc (w/ nine other countries)
Categories: World Heritage Sites in Belarus | World Heritage Sites in Estonia | World Heritage Sites in Finland | World Heritage Sites in Latvia | World Heritage Sites in Moldova | World Heritage Sites in Norway | World Heritage Sites in Russia | World Heritage Sites in Sweden | World Heritage Sites in Ukraine | Geodesy | World Heritage Sites in Lithuania
