Struve Geodetic Arc
meridian arc from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea
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Summary
Struve Geodetic Arc is a meridian arc[1]. It draws 1,834 Wikipedia views per month (meridian arc category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Jyväskylä[3], Tornio[4], Lapinjärvi[5], Enontekiö[6], Ylitornio[7], Pyhtää[8]
- Country: Russia[9], Belarus[10], Finland[11], Norway[12], Sweden[13], Estonia[14], Latvia[15], Lithuania[16], Moldova[17], Ukraine[18]
- Instance of: building complex[19], nonbuilding structure[20], World Heritage Site[21]
- Named after: Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve[22]
- Part of: World Heritage Site[23]
- Commons category: Struve Geodetic Arc[24]
- Has part(s): University of Tartu Old Observatory[25], Rudi Geodetic Point[26], Simuna geodetic marker[27], Võivere geodetic marker[28], Ziestu[29], Strūves parks[30], Čekuck geodetic point[31], Lopaty geodetic point[32], Ossovnitsa geodetic point[33], Leskovichi geodetic point[34], Tupiški geodetic point[35], Gireišiai geodetic marker[36], Meškonys geodetic marker[37], Paliepiukai geodetic marker[38]
- Topic's main category: Category:Struve Geodetic Arc[39]
- Commons gallery: Struve Geodetic Arc[40]
- Heritage designation: Cultural heritage of Belarus[41], World Heritage Site[42], Cultural Heritage Site of National Significance[43], cultural heritage preservation in Norway[44]
- Has characteristic: serial transnational site[45]
- World Heritage criteria: (ii)[46], (iii)[47], (vi)[48]
- Has part(s) of the class: survey marker[49]
Why It Matters
Struve Geodetic Arc has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]