Struve Geodetic Arc

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Struve Geodetic Arc¹
UNESCO World Heritage Site

State Party	Belarus,  Estonia,  Finland,  Latvia,  Lithuania,  Norway,  Moldova,  Russia,  Sweden and  Ukraine
Type	Cultural
Criteria	ii, iv, vi
Identification	#1187
Region2	Europe and North America
Inscription History
Formal Inscription:	2005 29th WH Committee Session
WH link:	http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1187
1 Name as officially inscribed on the WH List 2 As classified officially 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.

Contents 1 Chain 1.1 Norway 1.2 Sweden 1.3 Finland 1.4 Russia 1.5 Estonia 1.6 Latvia 1.7 Lithuania 1.8 Belarus 1.9 Moldova 1.10 Ukraine 2 External links

[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 (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)

[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