The Meridian Column, Hammerfest, Norway, 1895. Creator: Unknown.
/2709031.jpg "The Meridian Column, Hammerfest, Norway, 1895. Creator: Unknown.")
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The Meridian Column, Hammerfest, Norway, 1895. Monument marking the northernmost station of the Struve Geodetic Arc, a chain of survey triangulations, which gave the first accurate measurement of a meridian. From "Round the World in Pictures and Photographs: From London Bridge to Charing Cross via Yokohama and Chicago". [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1895]
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