Meridian Monument - On the Fuglenes peninsula, just across the harbour, is the Meridianstøtta, a marble column, Hammerfest, Norway.

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Meridian Monument - On the Fuglenes peninsula, just across the harbour, is the Meridianstøtta, a marble column commemorating the first survey (1816–52) by Russian scientist Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve to determine the arc of the global meridian and thereby calculate the size and shape of the earth. It forms part of a Unesco World Heritage Site known as the Struve Geodetic Arc, Hammerfest, Norway.

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Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Hammerfest, Norway
Photo credit: © Lisa Strachan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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